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OP THE CALENDAR. 



rflHE Christian or Church Year begins with the First Sunday 
I of Advent, and ends with the last Sunday after Pentecost. 
It is divided into two main periods: the first, which commem- 
orates our Savior's Incarnation, his life on earth, his passion, 
resurrection, ascension, and sending of the Holy Ghost, extend- 
ing from Advent Sunday to Whit-Sunday, or the Feast of Pentecost; 
the second, from Pentecost to Advent. The Feasts or Holy Days 
are known as the Movable and Immovable Feasts. The Movable 
Feasts are those reckoned from Easter Sunday, which does not 
fall on the same day in every year, but varies according to the 
time of the Full Moon, it being always the first Sunday after the 
Full Moon which happens upon or next after the twenty-first 
day of March; and if the Full Moon happen upon a Sunday, 
Easter Day is the Sunday after. The Immovable Feasts are those 
which always fall on the same day of the year. The Immov- 
able Feasts, for which proper lessons are appointed in the fol- 
lowing Calendar, are those of our Lord's Nativity ', Circumcision, 
and Epiphany, or Manifestation to the Gentiles ; of the Annunciation 
of the Virgin Mary ; of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist; of our 
Lord's Twelve Apostles — namely, St. Peter, St. Andrew, St. James 
(son of Zebedee), St. John, St. Philip, St. Bartholomew, St. Thomas, 
St. Matthew, St. James (sow of Alpheus), St. Jude, St. Simon, and 
St. Matthias ; of St. Mark and St. Luke the Evangelists ; of St. Ste- 
phen the First Martyr, of the Holy Innocents, and of All Saints. 
Also, for the 19th of June, proper lessons are appointed to com- 
memorate our Lord's " Sending out, on that day, his Twelve 
Apostles to preach throughout the whole spiritual world the 
gospel that the Lord Jesus Christ reigneth." [See T. C. R., 
791.] In the Table of Proper Lessons for Certain Days, lessons 
are appointed for the following Movable Feasts and Fasts: Ad- 
vent Sunday, i. e., the first Sunday of Advent ; Ash Wednesday, i. e.,. 
the first day of the Lenten Fast of Forty Days; Palm Sunday, 



being the Sunday next before Easter; the six days of the Holy Week; 
Easter Day; the Sunday after Easter ; Ascension Day ; the Sunday 
after Ascension ; Whit-Sunday, or the Feast of Pentecost. To which 
is also added the Feast of the Holy City, with proper lessons 
commemorative of the Descent of the Holy Jerusalem out of 
Heaven from God — to be observed on the first Sunday after Pente- 
cost 

Finally, it is to be observed that all Sundays throughout the 
year are feasts, (those which occur in Lent not being numbered 
among the forty days of fasting;) and that those Sundays which 
are not named in the Table of Proper Lessons for Certain Days f 
take their lessons from the Calendar according to the days on 
which they fall. 



OP THE ORDER, TIME, AND MANNER OF READING THE OEEICES. 



MATINS and Vespers being the chief Morning and Evening 
Offices of Public Devotion, may be read at any hour be- 
tween day-break and noonday, and between three o'clock in 
the afternoon and nine o'clock in the evening. The other Offices, 
Lauds, and Complin, designed particularly for the use of large 
households, such as schools, colleges, and other establishments, 
are to be read at the following times : Lauds, between day-break 
and nine o'clock in the morning; Complin, between sundown and 
midnight. When all the four Offices, however, are used daily, 
whether in public or in private, the order and proper hours of 
their succession are as follows: Lauds, from day-break to nine 
o'clock, thus answering generally to the ancient Prima; 3Iatins, 
from nine o'clock to midday, answering to the ancient Tertia ; 
Vespers, from three o'clock to sun-down, answering to the ancient 
Nona; and Complin, from sun-down to midnight, being the same 
as the ancient Completorium. 

The letters V and R, as used throughout this book, stand for 
Versicle and Response, and indicate that the phrases so marked 
are to be read or sung responsively. The V indicates that part 
which the minister shall say; the R, the part to be said by tho 

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choir or people. Those words before which stands the letter P, 
or which the rubric directs the Priest to say, shall be said only 
by a Priest, the same being omitted when any other person reads 
the office. 

Note that neither in the Introit at Matins, Psalm 5, nor in any 
of the Offices, shall any vocal or instrumental harmonies accom- 
pany the singing or intoning of what precedes the R. — And our 
mouths shall show forth thy praise. At these words may first b'e 
introduced the accompaniment of full harmony. 

Observe that after the above-mentioned response the V reads 
Alleluia; or, Praise ye the Lord. As the phrase Praise ye the Lord 
is only the translation of the Hebrew hallelujah, it will be seen, 
of course, that only one of these two forms is to be used at a 
time. The Alleluia is to be used when the office is intoned; when 
it is read, the minister may say instead, Praise ye the Lord. 

The Anthems, Hymns, Sequences, and Canticles, both those which 
regularly occur in the Offices and those which are appointed for 
special occasions, although particularly designed to be sung, 
may, nevertheless, in the absence of choirs and others who sing, 
at the discretion of the minister, be read by himself alone, or 
alternately with the people. 

When Matins are not immediately followed by a Sermon or 
the Holy Communion, the Hymn for the Office shall be sung in 
the place indicated by the rubric, namely, before the First 
Lesson. 

The Psalms for Matins and Vespers, as well as those which 
occur elsewhere in the offices, should be read or sung responsively 
by the minister, people, or choirs, whenever this is practicable. 



THE ORDER HOW THE LESSONS FROM THE WORD ARE TO BE 

READ. 

THE entire Canonical Word is so divided into proper lessons 
for the four daily Offices, that it may be read through once 
every year, a few chapters only being left out which are least 

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profitable for public reading. The lessons are appointed to be 
read as follows: At Lauds, a lesson from the New Testament; 
at Matins, a lesson from the Old Testament, followed by one from 
the Xew; at Complin, a lesson from the Old Testament; at Ves- 
pers may be read for the lesson the Gospel for the day, or, in 
place thereof, when Lauds and Complin are not read the same 
day, the lessons appointed for these offices — the lesson for Com- 
plin being the first, and that for Lauds being the second, and, 
in the latter case, after the first lesson shall be said or sung, 
throughout the year, the Sequence, Trisagion, as follows: Holy, 
holy, holy, Lord God Almighty : who was, and who is, and who is to 
come. 

On Sundays and Holy Days, when neither Vespers are read 
nor the Holy Communion celebrated, the minister may, at his 
discretion, read at Matins the Gospel for the day, in place of the 
Second Lesson, as appointed. 

The Psalter is to be read through at Matins and Vespers once 
every month, except February, when it shall be read only to the 
twenty-eighth or twenty-ninth day. And, whereas, January, March, 
May, July, August, October, and December have each thirty-one 
days, the Psalms appointed for the thirtieth day shall also be 
read on the last day of these months, so that the Psalter may- 
begin again with the first day of the month following. 

When any Psalm, occurring in the Psalter for either Matins 
or Vespers of any day of the month, is also appointed to be said 
or sung elsewhere in the same office, the minister may, at his 
discretion, omit the said Psalm in the regular course of the 
Psalter, provided always it be an entire Psalm, and not a portion 
of one only, appointed elsewhere to be said or sung. 

When the appointed lesson for any Office forms only a part 
of a chapter, the minister may, at his discretion, read the entire 
chapter from which the lesson is taken, provided the office be 
not read daily, and provided it be not on one of the days named 
in the Table of Lessons for Certain Days. 

Xote. — That the Gospel appointed for the Sunday shall serve 
all the week after, except where the rubric otherwise directs. 



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PROPER LESSONS FOR CERTAIN DAYS, 



which, being movable Fasts and Feasts, are not in the Calendar. 



SUNDAYS AND 

xiUI-i jl -Lf A. x o. 


LAUDS. 


MATINS. 


COMPLIN. 






1st LESSON. 


2d Lesson. 




Advent Sunday... 


Matt. 3: v. 1-12. 




ijukc i . v. i-oy. 


Gen. 3 : v. 1-15. 


Ash Wednesday.. 


Rev. 3 : v. 14-22. 


Is. 58. 




Joel 2 : v. 12-17. 




Matt.27: tov.61. 


Dan. 9. 


TnVin 18 
JOI1I1 Lo. 


Zech. 9: v. 9-17. 


Monday in Holy 










Week 


Jn. 11: v. 47-57. 


Jer 26 
er. . 


J 11. Vti . V. x-OO. 


Hos. 6. 


Tuesday in Holy 










Week , 


John 14. 


i>nc, o, v. i— y # 


T,n 1Q • v 98 

JLiU. Ii7 . V. ^0-^:0, 


Lam. 1. 


WednesdayinHo- 












John 16. 


Zech. 11. 


Mark 14 


Lam. 3. 


Maundy Thursd. 


Matt. 26. 


Jer. 31. 


John 13. 


Is. 63. 


Good Friday 


Mk. 15: v. 1-38. 


Is. 52: V.13&C.53. 


Luke 23: tov.49. 


Gen. 22 : v. 1-19. 


Holy Saturday, or 










Easter Eve 


Mk. 15 : v. 42-47. 


Is. 33: v. 10-20. 


Lu. 23 : v. 50-56. 


Ex. 13. 


Easter Day 


Lnk. 24 : v. 1-12. 


Ex. 12. 


Jn. 20 : v. 1-18. 


Is. 25. 


Sun. after Easter. 


Matt. 28. 


Ex. 14. 


Lu. 2.4: v. 13-35. 


Is. 26. 


Ascension Day.... 


Rev. 19. 


II Kings 2. 


Lu. 24 : v. 36-53. 


Gen. 5 : v. 21-24. 


Sun. after Ascen. 


Jn. 14: v. 1-14. 


Joel 2 : v. 21-32. 


Jn. 16: v. 5-33. 


Is. 32. 


Whit Sunday, or 










Feast of Pentecost 


Rev. 1. 


Ex. 34. . 


Jn. 20: v. 19-31. 


Deut.16 : v.1-17. 


Holy City 


Matt. 25. 


Is. 54. 


Rev. 21. 


Is. 65 : v. 17-25. 



Note.— That all the Sundays not named in the above table, as -well as the Immovable 
Feasts, take their lessons from the Calendar according to the days on which they fall. 



PROPER PSALMS FOR CERTAIN DAYS. 



DAYS. 


MATINS. 


VESPERS. 


Christmas Day 


2, 19, 45, 85. 


110, HI, 132. 




6, 32, 38. 


102, 130, 143. 


Good Friday 


22, 40, 54. 


69, 70, 88. 




18, 23. 


13, 14, 16, 17. 


Easter Day 


30, 97, 99. 


113, 114, 115, 118. 


Ascension 


8, 21, 24. 


47, 108. 




48, 68. 


104, 145, 146, 




27, 76, 87. 


122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127. 



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TABLE OF LESSONS 

FOB, 

JANUARY. 



CALENDAR. 


LAUDS. 


MATINS. 


COMPLIN. 










1st Lesson. 


2d Lesson. 






1 


Circumcision. 


John 1: to v. 34. 


Gen. 1. 


Matt. 1. 


Gen. 17. 


2 




1 


v. 35. 


2. 


2. 




Jer. 1. 


3 




2 


to v. 11. 


3. 


3. 




2: 


to Y. 19. 


4 




2 


v. 12. 


4. 


4. 




2: 


v. 20. 


5 




3 


to v. 21. 


5. 


5 : 


to v. 26. 


3. 




6 


Epiphany. 


Rev. 4. 


Isa. 60. 


Lu. 


2 : y.22-40. 


Ex. 3 : to v. 14. 


7 




John 3 • v 99. 


Gen. 6. 


Matt. 5- v. 27. 


Jer. 


4 : to y. 18. 


8 




4 


to v. 30. 


7. 


6: 


to Y. 18. 


4: 


Y. 19. 


9 




4 


v. 31-12. 


8. 


6: 


Y. 19. 


5 : 


to Y. 18. 


10 




4 


v. 43. 


9. 


7. 




5 : 


Y. 19. 


11 




5 • 


to v. 16. 


11. 


8: 


to v. 17. 


6: 


to Y. 17. 


12 




5 


v. 17. 


12. 


8: 


v. 18. 


6: 


Y. 18. 


13 




6 


to Y. 21. 


13. 


9: 


to Y. 17. 


7: 


to y. 20. 


14 




6- 


v. 22-51. 


14. 


9: 


Y. 18. 


7: 


Y. 21. 


15 




6. 


V. 52. 


15. 


10. 




8. 




16 




7 


to Y. 13. 


16. 


11. 




9: 


to v. 16. 


17 




7 


y. 14-31. 


17. 


12: 


to Y. 21. 


9: 


v. 17. 


18 




7 


V. 32. 


18. 


12: 


Y. 22. 


10. 




19 




8 


to Y. 11. 


19. 


13: 


to Y. 23. 


11. 




20 




8 


v. 12-32. 


20. 


13: 


Y. 24-43. 


12. 




21 




8 


Y. 33. 


21. 


13: 


Y. 44. 


13: 


to Y. 14. 


22 




9. 




22. 


14: 


to Y. 21. 


13: 


Y. 15. 


23 




10 


to Y. 21. 


23. 


14: 


V. 22. 


14. 




24 




10 


v. 22. 


24 : to y. 28. 


15: 


to y. 20. 


15. 




25 




11 


to v. 46. 


24 : v. 29. 


15: 


Y. 21. 


16. 




26 




11 


Y. 47. 


25. 


10. 




17: 


to V. 11. 


27 




12 


to Y. 11. 


26. 


17. 




17: 


v. 12. 


28 




12 


y. 12-36. 


27 : to v. 29. 


18: 


to v, 20. 


18. 




29 




12 


Y. 37. 


27 : Y. 30. 


IS: 


Y. 21. 


19. 




30 




13 


to Y. 17. 


28. 


19: 


to v. 15. 


20. 




31 




13 


Y. 18. 


29. 


19: 


v. 16. 


21. 





TABLE OF LESSONS 

FOB, 



FEBRUARY. 



CALENDAR. 


LAUDS. 


MATINS. 


COMPLIN. 










1st Lesson. 


2d Lesson. 






1 




Luke 3. 


Gen. 30. 


Matt. 20. 


Jer. 22. 


2 




4 


to v. 13. 


31. 


21: 


to v. 22. 


23: 


to v. 15. 


3 




4 


v. 14-32. 


32. 


21: 


v. 23. 


23: 


v. 16. 


4 




4. 


v. 33. 


33. 


22: 


to v. 22. 


24. 




5 




5: 


to v. 15. 


34. 


22: 


v. 23. 


25: 


to v. 14. 


6 




5 


v. 16-26. 


35. 


23. 




25: 


V. 15. 


7 




5 


v. 27. 


37. 


24: 


to v. 28. 


26. 




8 




6: 


to v. 19. 


38. 


24. 


v. 29. 


27: 


to Y. 11. 


9 




6: 


v. 20. 


39. 


25 


to v. 30. 


27: 


v. 12. 


10 




7: 


to y. 18. 


40. 


25. 


V. 31. 


28. 




11 




7: 


v. 19-35. 


41 : to v. 36. 


26 


to v. 25. 


29: 


to v. 14. 


12 




7: 


v.36. 


41 : v. 37. 


26. 


V. 26-56. 


29: 


Y. 15. 


13 




8: 


to v. 21. 


42. 


26 


v. 57. 


30. 




14 




8: 


v. 22-40. 


43. 


Markl. 


31: 


to y. 26. 


15 




8: 


v. 41. 


44. 


2. 




31: 


Y. 27. 


10 




9: 


to Y. 17. 


45. 


3. 




32: 


to v. 25. 


17 




9: 


v. 18-36. 


46. 


4: 


to v. 20. 


32: 


Y. 26. 


18 




9: 


v. 37-50. 


47. 


4: 


v. 21. 


33. 




19 




9: 


v. 51. 


48. 


5: 


to y. 20. 


34. 




20 




10: 


to v. 16. 


49. 


5: 


V. 21. 


35. 




21 




10: 


v. 17-24. 


50. 


6: 


to v. 29. 


36. 




22 




10: 


v. 25-37. 


Ex.1. 


6: 


Y. 30. 


37. 

38: 




23 




lO- 


v. 38. 


2. 


7. 




to v. 13. 


21 


St. Matthias. 


ll 


to v. 13. 


3. 


8 


to v. 21. 


38: 


Y. 14. 


25 




11: 


v. 14^28. 


4. 


8 


Y. 22. 


39. 




26 




11: 


v. 29-36. 


5. 


9 


to y. 29. 


40. 




27 




11 


v. 37. 


6. 


9 


y. 30. 


41. 




28 




12 


to v. 12. 


7. 


10 


toY.27. 


42. 




29 




12 


v. 13-30. 


8. 


10 


v. 28. 


43. 





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TABLE OF LESSONS 

FOE 

MAECH. 



CALENDAR. 



1 

2 

4 

5 
6 

8 

9 
10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
15 
16 
17 
18 
19 
20 
21 
22 
23 
24 
25 
26 
27 
28 
29 
30 
31| 



Annunciation 



LAUDS. 


MATINS. 


COMPLIN. 






1st Lesson. 


2d Lesson. 






Lu.l2:v.31-48. 


Ex. 9: 


to v. 21. 


Mark. 11. 


Jer. 44: to v. 14. 


12 


Y. 49. 


9: 


Y. 


22. 


12: 


to v. 27. 


44: 


v. 15. 


13 


to y. 23. 


10. 






12: 


Y. 28. 


45. 




13 


Y. 24. 


11. 






13. 




46: 


to Y. 12. 


14 


to Y. 14. 


16. 






14: 


to v. 25. 


46: 


v. 13. 


14 


Y. 15. 


17. 






14: 


V. 26-52. 


47. 




15 


tO Y. 10. 


18. 






14: 


v. 53. 


48: 


to v. 25. 


15: 


V. 11. 


19. 






Lu. 3 : to v. 23. 


48: 


v. 26. 


16 


to Y. 18. 


20. 






4. 




49: 


to v. 27. 


16 


Y. 19. 


23. 






5. 




49: 


v. 28. 


17 


to Y. 19. 


24. 






6: 


to y. 26. 


50: 


to Y. 16. 


17 


y. 20. 


25. 






6: 


y. 27. 


50: 


y. 17-34. 


18 


to Y. 14. 


26. 








to v. 23. 


50: 


Y. 35. 


18 


y. 15-30. 


27. 






7 : 


v. 24. 


51: 


to v. 24. 


18 


v. 31. 


28. 






8: 


to v. 21. 


51: 


v. 25-58. 


19 


to Y.27. 


29. 






8: 


Y. 22. 


51: 


v. 59. 


19 


y. 28. 


30. 






9: 


to v. 27. 


52: 


to Y. 12. 


20 


to Y. 18. 


31. 






9: 


y. 28. 


52: 


v. 13-30. 


20 


v. 19. 


32. 






10. 




52: 


v. 31. 


21 


to y. 24. 


33. 






11: 


to Y. 28. 


Lam.l: to v.ll. 


21 


Y. 25. 


35. 






11: 


v. 29. 


1: 


v. 12. 


22 . 


to Y. 18. 


36. 






12: 


to v. 21. 


2: 


to Y. 19. 


Matt. 4: to v.ll. 


37. 






12: 


V. 22. 


2: 


v. 20. 


4 


v. 12. 


38. 






13. 




3: 


to Y. 21. 


5 


to Y. 16. 


Jadg. 


13 : y. 2. 


Matt.l:v.l8-25. 


Gen.18: to v.14. 


5 


Y. 17-26. . 


Ex. 


39:to y. 21. 


Luke 14. 


Lam.3:v.22-36. 


5 


Y. 27-37. 


39: 


V. 


22. 


15. 




3: 


v. 37. 


5 


y. 38. 


40: 


to Y. 16. 


16. 




4. 




6 


to v. 18. 


40: 


V 


17. 


17. 




5. 




6 


v. 19. 


Levit. 


8. 


18. 




Ezek. 1. 


7 


tov. 12. 


9. 






19: 


to v. 27. 


2. 





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TABLE OF LESSONS 

FOE 



APRIL. 



CALENDAR. 


LAUDS. 


MATINS. 


COMPLIN. 










1st Lesson. 


2d Lesson. 






1 




Matt. 7 : v. 13. 


T ,Qin t- ~\ £ 
±j(3\il. ID. 


Luke 19 : v. 28. 


Ezek.3:to v.14. 


2 




8: 


to v. 13. 


i\ urn, y. 


20. 




3 : 


v. 15. 


3 




8 


v. 14-27. 


10 


2L. 




4. 




4 




8: 


v. 28. 


22 


Johnl:tov.28. 


5. 




5 




9 


to v. 13. 


12 


1: 


V. 29. 


6. 




6 




9 


v. 14-26. 


13 


2. 




7. 




7 




9. 


v. 27. 


1 A . -f ~ -, 7 OA 
14 . tO V. ZD. 


3. 




8. 




8 




10 


to v. 15. 


14 : v. 27. 


4: 


to v. 30. 


9. 




9 




10: 


v. 16-33. 


id : 10 v. zz. 


4: 


v. 31. 


10. 




10 




10: 


v. 34. 


16 : v. 23. 


5. 




11. 




11 




11 


to v. 19. 


17. 


6: 


to v. 40. 


12: 


to v. 16. 


12 




11: 


v. 20. 


18. 


6: 


v. 41. 


12: 


v. 17. 


13 




12: 


to v. 13. 


20. 


7: 


to v. 31. 


13: 


to v. 16. 


11 




12: 


v. 14-37. 


21. 


7 : 


v. 32. 


13: 


v. 17. 


15 




12: 


v. 38. 


22. 


8: 


to v. 30. 


14: 


to v. 11. 


16 




13: 


to v. 17. 


23, 


8: 


V. 31. 


14: 


v. 12. 


17 




13: 


v. 18-30. 


OA 


9. 




15. 




18 




13: 


v. 31-43. 


25 


10. 




16: 


to v. 14. 


19 




13: 


v. 44. 


27. 


11: 


to v. 46. 


16: 


v. 15-34. 


20 




14: 


to v. 21. 


32. 


12: 


to v. 19. 


16: 


v. 35-43. 


21 




14: 


v. 22. 


Deut. 1. 


12: 


v. 2*0. 


16: 


v. 44. 


22 




15 


to v. 20. 


2. 


13. 




17: 


to v. 10. 


23 




15 


v. 21. 


3. 


14. 




17: 


v. 11. 


21 




16 


to v. 12. 


4 : to v. 20. 


15. 




18. 




25 


St. IfarJc. 


16 


v. 13, 


4: v. 21. 


Mark 13. 


19. 




26 




17 


to v. 13. 


5. 


John 16. 


20: 


to v. 26. 


27 




17 


v. 14. 


6. 


17. 




20: 


v. 27. 


28 




18 


to v. 20. 


7. 


Matt. 4. 


21 : 


to v. 17. 


29 




18 


v. 21. 


9. 


5: 


to v. 26. 


21: 


v. 18. 


30 




19 


to v. 12. 


10. 


5: 


v. 27. 


22: 


to v. 22. 



(xiii)- 



TABLE OF LESSONS 

FOR 

MAY. 



CALENDAR. 



' St. Philip & 
St. James. 



LAUDS. 



Matt. 19: v. 13. 
20 : to v. 16. 
20 : y. 20. 
21 : to y. 11. 
21 : v. 12-32. 
21 : y. 33. 
22 : to y. 14. 

22 : v. 15-33-. 
22 : y. 31. 

23 : to Y. 12. 
23 : y. 13. 
24 : to v. 28. 
24 : y. 29. 
25 : to v. 13. 
25 : v. 14-30. 
25: v. 31. 
26 : Y. 6-13. 

Markl:tov.l3. 
1 : y. 14-34. 
1 : v. 35. 
2 : to y. 14. 
2 : v. 15. 
3 : to y. 21. 
3 : v. 22. 
4 : to y. 20. 
4: y. 21. 

5 : to y. 20. 
5 : v. 21. 

6 : to v. 6. 
6 : v. 7-29. 
6 : y. 30. 



MATINS. 



1st Lesson. 
Deut. 11. 
12. 
13. 
14. 
15. 
17. 
18. 
19. 
20. 
26. 
27. 

28 : to Y. 44. 

28 : v. 45. 

29. 

30. 

31. 

32. 

33. 

34. 

Joshua 1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 
10. 
11. 
14. 



2d Lesson. 
Matt. 10. 



to y. 18. 
y. 19. 



8 : to v. 17. 

8 : y. 18. 

9 : to v. 17. 

9 : v. 18. 
10. 
11. 

12 : to v. 21. 
12 : y. 22. 
13 : to v. 23. 
13 : v. 24-43. 
13 : y. 44. 
14: to v. 21. 
14 : y. 22. 
15 : to Y. 20. 
15 : v. 21. 
16. 
17. 

18 : to v. 20. 
18: v.21. 

19 : to v. 15. 
19 : y. 16. 
20. 

21 : to y. 22. 
21 : v. 23. 
22 : to v. 22. 
22 : v. 23. 
23. 



COMPLIN. 



Ezek.22: y. 23, 
24: to y. 14. 
24 : v. 15. 
25. 

26 : to v. 14. 
26 : v. 15. 
27 : to v. 25. 
27 : v. 26. 

28 : to Y. 19. 
28 : v. 20. 

29 : to y. 12. 
29 : v. 13. 
30 : to y. 18. 
30 : v. 19. 
31. 

32 : to v. 16. 
32 : v. 17. 
33 : to v. 20. 
33 : y. 21. 
34: to v.19. 
34: y. 20. 
35. 

36 : to v. 15. 
36 : y. 16. 
37 : to v. 14. 
37 : V. 15. 
38. 

39 : to v. 16. 
39 : v. 17. 
40 : to v. 19. 
40: v. 20-34. 



(xiv) 



r 












T A R L E 

JL XX. U U U 


OF LESSONS 








FOR 








JUNE. 
















CALENDAR. 


LAUDS 


MATINS. 


COMPLIN. 








I 








1st Lesson. 


2d Lesson. 




1 




Mark 7:to v.23. 


Josh.l5:to v.19 


Matt 24: tov.28 


-cjzeK.w: v.cJo. 




2 




7 : v. 24. 


22. 


24: v. 29. 


41 : to v. 14. 






3 




8 : to v. 21. 


23. 


25 : to v. 30. 


41 : v. 15. 




4 




8: v. 22. 


24. 


25 : v. 31. 


42. 




5 




9 : to v. 13-. 


Judges 1. 


Luke 10. 


4o : to v. 




6 




9 : v. 14-37. 


2. 


11 : to v. 28. 


43 : v. 13. 




7 




9 : v. 38. 


3. 


11 : v. 29. 


*±± : to v. lo. 




8 




10 : to v. 16. 


4. 


12 : to v. 21. 


44: v. 17. 






9 




10 : v. 17-31. 


5. 


12 : v. 22. 


45 : to v. o. 




10 




10 : v. 35. 


6. 


13. 


45 : v. 9. 




11 




11 : to v. 14. 


7. 


14. 


AO. +^ TT IK 

46 : to V. lo. 




12 




11 : v. 15. 


8. 


15. 


46 : v. 16. 






13 




12 : to v. 12. 


9 : to v. 33. 


Rev. 1. 


47 : to v. 12. 




14 




12 : v. 13-27. 


9 : v. 34. 


2. 


47 : v. 13. 




15 




12 : v. 28. 


10. 


3. 


48 : to V. 14. 




16 




13 : to v. 8. 


11. 


4. 


48 : v. 15. 




17 




13 : v. 9-23. 


12. 


5. 


Dan. 1. 




18 
19 
20 




13 : v. 24. 
Rev. 11 : v. 15. 
Mark 14: v. 3-9. 


13. 

Dan 7: to v. 14. 
Judges 14. 


6. 

Rev.l9:to v.16. 
7. 


A : to V. £6. 

Tr. A K . it Off 

is. <±o : v. zu. 
Dan. 2 : v. 24. 


t?€n.o.i)~tg oft/16 
Twelve Apost. 


21 




Luke5: to v.15. 


15. 


8. 


3 : to v. 18. 







22 




5 : v. 16-26. 


16. 


9. 


3 : v. 19. 






23 
24 
25 




5 : v. 27. 
Luke 1: v.5-24. 
Luke6:tov.l9. 


17. 

Mai. 3. 
Judges 18. 


10. 

Matt. 3. 
Rev. 11. 


4. .0 V. Z/, 

Mai. 4. 
Dan. 4 : v. 28. 


Nativ. of St. 
John Baptist. 


26 




6 : v. 20. 


19. 


12. 


5. 




27 




7 : to v. 18. 


20. 


13. 


6 : to v. 17. 




28 




7 : v. 19-35. 


21. 


14. 


6: v. 18. 




29 


St. Peter. 


Luke 8: v. 41 . 


Ezek 34: to v.14 


Matt. 16 : v. 13. 


7 : v. 15. 


30 




7 : v. 36. 


I Sam. 1. 


15. 


8 : to v. 14. 





(XV) 



TABLE OF LESSONS 

FOB 

JULY. 



CALENDAR. 


LAUDS. 


MATINS. 


fAATDT TAT 










1st Lesson. 


2d Lesson. 




1 




Lu. 


8 : to v. 21. 


I Sam. 2. 


Rev. 16. 


Dan. 8 : v. 15. 


2 




8: 


v. 22-40. 


3. 


17. 




9 : to v. 19. 


3 




8: 


v. 41. 


4. 


18. 




9 : v. 20. 


4 




9: 


to v. 17. 


5. 


19. 




10 : to v. 9. 


5 




9: 


v. 18-36. 


6. 


20. 




10 : v. 10. 


6 




9: 


V. 37-50. 


7. 


21. 




11 : to v. 29. 


7 




9: 


V. 51. 


8. 


22. 




11 : v. 30. 


8 




Rev 


1 : to v. 8. 


9. 


Matt. 1. 


12. 


9 




1: 


v. 9. 


10. 


2. 




Hos. 1. 


10 




2 : 


to v. 7. 


11. 


3. 




2 : to v. 13. 


11 




2: 


v. 8-11. 


12. 


4. 




2 : v. 14. 


12 




2: 


v. 12-17. 


13. 


5: 


to V. 26. 


3. 


13 




2: 


v. 18. 


14 : to v. 23. 


5: 


v. 27. 


4 # 


14 




3: 


to v. 6. 


14 : v. 24. 


6: 


to v. 18. 


5. 


15 




3: 


v. 7-13. 


15. 


6: 


v. 19. 


6. 


16 






v. 14. 


16. 


7. 




7, 


17 




4. 




17 : to v. 37. 


8: 


to v. 17. 


8. 


18 




5. 




17 : v. 38. 


8: 


v. 18. 


9. 


19 




6. 




18. 


9: 


to v. 17. 


10. 


20 




7. 




19. 


9: 


v. 18. 


11. 


21 




8. 




20 : to v. 17. 


10. 




12. 


22 




9. 




20 : v. 18. 


ii. 




13. 


23 




10. 




21. 


12: 


to v. 21. 


14. 


24 




11: 


to v. 14. 


22. 


12: 


V. 22. 


Joel 1. 


25 


St. James. 


Matt.l7:tov.8. 


23. 


Matt. 20 : v. 20. 


2 : to v. 11. 


26 




Rev 


, 11 : v. 15. 


24. 


13: 


to v. 23. 


2 : v. 12-20. 


27 




12. 




25. 


13: 


v. 24-43. 


2 : v. 21. 


28 




13. 




26. 


13: 


v. 44. 


3 : to v. 8. 


29 




14: 


to v. 12. 


27. 


14: 


to v. 21. 


3 : v. 9-17. 


30 




14: 


v. 13. 


28. 


14: 


v. 22. 


3 : v. 18. 


31 




15. 




29. 


15: 


to v. 20. 


Amos. 1. 



(xvi) 



TABLE OF LESSONS 

FOR 

AUGUST. 



CALENDAR. 


LAUDS. 


MATINS. 












1st Lesson. 


2d Lesson. 




1 




Rev. 16. 


I vSam. 


30. 


Matt. 15: v. 21. 


Amos 2. 


2 




17. 




31. 




16. 




3. 


3 




18. 




II Sam 


. 1. 


17. 




4. 


4 




19 


to v. 10. 


2. 




18: 


to v. 20. 


5 : to v. 10. 


5 




19 


v. 11. 


3. 




18: 


v. 21. 


5 : v. 11. 


6 




20. 




4. 




19. 




6. 


7 




21 


to v. 8. 


5. 




20. 




7. 


8 




21 


v. 9. 


6. 




21: 


to v. 22. 


8. 


9 




22 


to v. 12. 


7. 




21: 


v. 23. 


9 : to v. 10. 


10 




22 


v. 13. 


8. 




22: 


to v. 22. 


9 : v. 11. 


11 




Johnl:tov.34. 


9. 




22: 


v. 23. 


Obediah. 


12 




1 


v. 35. 


10. 




23. 




Jonah 1. 


13 




2 


to v. 11. 


11. 




24: 


to v. 28. 


2. 


11 




2 


v. 12. 


12. 




24: 


v. 29. 


3. 


15 




3 


to v. 21. 


14. 




25: 


to v. 30. 


4. 


10 




3 


v. 22. 


15. 




25: 


v. 31. 


Mieah 1. 


17 




4 


to v. 30. 


16. 




26: 


to v. 25. 


2. 


18 




4 


v. 31-42. 


17. 




26: 


v. 26-56. 


3. 


19 




4 


v. 43. 


18. 




26: 


v. 57. 


4. 


20 




5 


to v. 16. 


19. 




27: 


to v. 25. 


5. 


21 




5 


v. 17. 


20. 




27: 


v. 26-49. 


6. 


22 




6 


to v. 21. 


21. 




27: 


v. 50. 


7. 


23 




6 


v. 22-51. 


22. 




28. 




Nahum 1. 


21 


St. Barthol. 


Lu. 


6 : v. 13-38. 


23. 




Matt. 10. 


2. 


25 




John 6 : v. 52. 


24. 




Mark. 1. 


3. 


26 






to v. 13. 


IKgs.l:tov.31 


2. 




Habak. 1. 


27 




7 


v. 14-31. 


1: v. 


32 


3. 




2 : to v. 11. 


28 






v. 32. 


2. 




4: 


to v. 20. 


2 : v. 12. 


29 




8 


to v. 11. 


3. 




4: 


v. 21. 


3. 


30 




8 


v. 12-32. 


4: v. 


20. 


5: 


to v. 20. 


Zeph.l:to v. 8. 


31 




8 


v. 33. 


5. 




5 : 


v. 21. 


1 : v. 9. 



2 



(xvii) 



TABLE OF LESSONS 



SEPTEMBER. 



CALENDAR. 



St. Matthew. 



LAUDS. 


MATINS. 


COMPLIN. 




1st Lesson. 


2d Lesson. 




John 9. 


i Kings b. 


Mai k o: to v.zy 


Zeph. 2. 


10 : to v. 21. 


T . +^ -it Oft 

/ : to v. lkj. 


6 : v. 30. 


3 : to v. 13. 


10 : v. 22. 


7 : v. 27. 


7. 


3 : v. 14. 


11 : to v. 46. 


8 : to v. 21. 


8 : to v. 21. 


Haggai 1. 


11 : v. 47. 


8 : v. 22. 


8 : v. 22. 


2 : to v. 9. 


12: to v. 11. 


9. 


n . 4 it oq 

y : to v. ^y. 


2 : v. 10. 


12 : v. 12-36. 


10. 


9 : v. 30. 


Ze<jh.l:tov.ll. 


12 : v. 37. 


11. 


1 ft • f r» \r 97 

If . to V. & l . 


1 : v. 12. 


13 : to v. 17. 


12. 


10 • v 28 


2. 


13 : v. 18. 


13. 


11. 


3. 


14 : to v. 14. 


14. 


lit . tO Y. &l . 


4. 


14 : v. 15. 


15. 


12 : v. 28. 


5. 


15. 


16. 


13. 


6. 


16 : to v. 11. 


17. 


it . to v. ^o. 


7. 


16 : v. 12. 


lo. 




8 : to v. 15. 


17. 


19. 


14 : v. 53. 


8 : v. 16. 


18 : to v. 14. 


20. 


15. 


9. 


18 : v. 15-27. 


21. 


16. 


10. 


18 : v. 28. 


22. 


Lakel: to v.25. 


11. 


19 : to v. 22. 


II Kings 1. 


1 : v. 26-56. 


12. 


Mark 3: v. 13. 


2. 


Matt. 9 : v. 9. 


13. 


John 19 :v. 23. 


3. 


Luke 1: v. 57. 


14 : to v. 11. 


20 : to v. 18. 


4. 


2 : to v. 20. 


14: v. 12. 


20: v. 19. 


5. 


2: v. 21. 


Mai. 1. 


21 : to v. 14. 


6. 


3 : to v. 23. 


2 : to v. 10. 


21 : v. 15. 


7. 


4. 


2: v. 11. 


Matt. 1: v. 18. 


8. 


5. 


3 : to v. 6. 


2. 


9. 


6 : to v. 26. 


3 : v. 7. 


3. 


10. 


6 : v. 27. 


4. 


4: to v. 11. 


11. 


7 : to v. 23. 


Gen. 11: to v. 9. 



(xviii) 



TABLE OF LESSONS 

FOR 

OCTOBER. 



LAUDS. 


MATINS. 


COMPLIN. 




1st Lesson. 


2d Lesson. 






Matt. 4: v. 12. 


II Kings 12. 


Luke 7 : v. 24. 


Gen 


. 12. 


5 : to v. 16. 


13. 


8 : to v. 21. 


13. 




5 : v. 17-26. 


14. 


8 : v. 22. 


14. 




5 : v. 27-37. 


15. 


9 : to v. 27. 


15. 




5 : v. 38. 


16. 


9 : v. 28. 


18. 




6 : to v. 18. 


17. 


10. 


22. 




6: v. 19. 


18. 


11 : to Y. 28. 


24: 


to v. 9. 


7 : to v. 12. 


19. 


11 : v. 29. 


24: 


v. 10-31. 


7 : v. 13. 


20. 


12 : to v. 21. 


24: 


v. 32-60. 


8 : to v. 13. 


21. 


12 : v. 22. 


24: 


V. 61. 


8 : v. 14-27. 


22. 


13. 


28. 




8 : v. 28. 


23. 


14. 


37: 


to v. 22. 


9 : to v. 13. 


24. 


15. 


37: 


v. 23. 


9 : v. 14-26. 


25. 


16. 


40. 




9 : v. 27. 


Ezek. 1. 


17. 


41: 


to v. 36. 


10 : to v. 15. 


Dan. 5. 


18. 


41: 


v. 37. 


10 : v. 16-33. 


6. 


19 : to v. 27. 


42: 


to v. 24. 


Lu. 1 : to v. 20. 


Hosea 14. 


Luke 10. 


42: 


v. 25. 


Matt. 10 : v. 34. 


Joel 3. 


19 : v. 28. 


43: 


to v. 14. 


11 : to v. 19. 


Amos 9. 


20. 


43: 


v. 15. 


11 : v. 20. 


Jonah 1. 


21. 


44: 


to v. 17. 


12 : to v. 13. 


2. 


22 : to v. 30. 


44: 


v. 18. 


12 : v. 14-37. 


3. 


22 : v. 31. 


45: 


to v. 15. 


12 : v. 38. 


4. 


23 : to v. 26. 


45: 


v. 16. 


13 : to v. 17. 


Micah 4. 


23 : v. 27. 


46: 


to v. 7. 


13 : v. 18-30. 


7. 


24 : to v. 32. 


46: 


v. 26. 


13 : v. 31-43. 


Nahum 1. 


24: v. 33. 


47: 


tov. 10. 


Lu. 6: v. 13-38. 


Habak. 3. 


Luke9:tov.27. 


47: 


v. 11-31. 


Matt. 13 : v. 44. 


Zeph. 3. 


Johnl:tov.28. 


48: 


to v. 14. 


14 : to v. 21. 


Zech. 2. 


1 ; v. 29. 


48: 


V. 15. 


14: v. 22. 


3. 


2. 


49. 





9 
10 
11 

12 
13 
14 
15 
16 
17 
13 
19 
20 
21 
22 
23 

24 • 

25 • 

26 ■ 

27 ■ 
28 
29 
30 
31 



St. Luke. 



St. Simon & 
St. Jude. 



(xix) 



TABLE OF LESSONS 

FOR 



NOVEMBER. 



CALENDAR. 


LAUDS. 


MATINS. 


COMPLIN. 










1st Lesson. 


2d Lesson. 






1 


All Saints. 


Matt. 25. 


Dent. 33. 


Rev. 


7. 


Isaiah 35. 


2 




15: 


to v. 20. 


Mai. 3. 


John 3. 


Gen. 50: tov.13. 


3 




15: 


V. 21. 


4. 


4: 


to v. 30. 


50: 


v. 14. 


i 




16: 


to v. 12. 


Isaiah 2. 


4: 


v. 31. 


Ex. 1 : v. 7-22. 


5 




16: 


v. 13. 


3. 


5. 




2: 


to v. 10. 


6 




17: 


to v. 13. 


4. 


6: 


to v. 40. 


2 : 


V. 11. 


7 




17: 


v. 14. 


5. 


6: 


v. 41. 


3. 




8 




18: 


to v. 20. 


6. 


7: 


to v. 31. 


4: 


to v. 20. 


9 




18: 


v. 21. 


7. 


7: 


v. 32. 


5. 




10 




19: 


to v. 12. 


8. 


8: 


to v. 30. 


6: 


to v. 13. 


11 




19: 


v. 13. 


9. 


9. 




7 : 


to v. 13. 


12 




20: 


to v. 16. 


10. 


10. 




7: 


v. 14. 


13 




20: 


v. 17. 


12. 


11. 




15: 


to v. 19. 


14 




21: 


to v. 11. 


13. 


12: 


to v. 19. 


16: 


to v. 15. 


15 




21: 


v. 12-32. 


14. 


12: 


V. 20. 


17: 


to v. 16. 


16 




21: 


v. 33. 


15. 


13. 




19: 


to v. 9. 


17 




22 : 


to v. 14. 


16. 


14. 




19: 


v. 10. 


18 




22: 


v. 15-33. 


17. 


15. 




24. 




19 




22: 


v. 34. 


18. 


16. 




31. 




20 




24: 


to v. 28. 


19. 


17. 




34: 


to v. 10. 


21 




24 


v. 29. 


20. 


18. 




Nnm.21:tov.9 


22 




25 


to v. 13. 


21. 


19: 


to v. 22. 


23: 


tov.13. 


23 




25 


v. 14-30. 


22. 


19: 


v. 23. 


23: 


v. 14. 


24 




25: 


v. 31. 


23. 


20. 




24- 


to v. 9. 


25 




26 


v. 6-13. 


24. 


21. 




Josh. 24: vl4-28 


26 




26 


v. 14-35. 


27. 


Matt, 4. 


Judg.2: tov.13. 


27 




26 


v. 36-56. 


28. 


5: 


to v. 26. 


ISam.3:to v.18 


28 




26: v.57. 


29. 


5: 


v. 27. 


IISam7:vl8-29 


29 




27 


to v. 23. 


30. 


6: 


to v. 18. 


IKings3:v5-15 


30 


SI. Andrew. 


John 1 : v.35 


31. 


John 15. 


18 


v. 21-40. 



(XX) 



TABLE OF LESSONS 

FOR 

DECEMBER. 



CALENDAR. 


LAUDS. 


MATINS. 


COMPLIN. 










1st Lesson. 


2d Lesson. 






1 




Mat.27:v.24-38 


Isaiah 32. 


Matt. 6: v. 


19. 


Lam. 1: to v. 11 


2 




27: 


v. 39. 


33. 


7. 




1: 


v. 12. 


3 


- 


28. 




34. 


8. 




2. 




4 




Mark 2. 


35. 


Rev. 1. 




3: 


to v. 30. 


5 




4: 


to v. 25. 


36. 


2. 




3: 


v. 37. 


6 




4: 


v. 26. 


37. 


3. 




4: 


to v. 12. 


7 




5: 


to v. 20. 


38 : to v. 8. 


4. 




4: 


v. 13. 


8 




5: 


v. 21. 


39. 


5. 




5. 




9 




10: 


to v. 16. 


40. 


6. 




Dan. 1. 


10 




10: 


v. 17-31. 


41. 


7. 




2: 


to v. 23. 


11 




10: 


v. 32. 


42. 


8. 




2: 


v. 24. 


12 




11: 


V. 12. 


43. 


9. 




3. 




13 




12: 


to v. 12. 


44. 


10. 




4: 


to v. 27. 


14 




12: 


v. 13-27. 


45. 


11. 




4: 


V. 28. 


15 




12: 


v. 28. 


46. 


12. 




5. 




10 




14: 


to v. 9. 


47. 


13. 




6: 


to v. 17. 


17 




14: 


v. 10-25. 


48. 


14. 




6: 


v. 18. 


18 




14: 


V. 26-42. 


49. 


15. 




7: 


to v. 14. 


19 




14: 


v. 43. 


50. 


16. 




7: 


v. 15. 


20 




15. 




52 : to v. 12. 


17. 




8: 


to v. 14. 


21 


St. Thomas. 


Johnl4:tov.l4. 


55. 


John 20: v.19. 


8: 


v. 15. 


22 




Mk. 13: tov.13. 


56. 


Rev. 18. 




9: 


to v. 19. 


23 




13: 


v. 14. 


57. 


19. 




9: 


v. 20. 


24 




Lu. 12: v.35-40. 


Is. 51. 


Mk.l2:tov.ll. 


Is, 11. 


25 


Christmas. 


Mat.l: v. 18-25. 


Is. 9: toy. 8, 


Luk. 2:tov.20. 


Is. 7: v. 10-16. 


26 


St. Stephen. 


Rev. 5. 


59. 


Matt. 23: v. 34. 


Dan. 10. 


27 


St. John Evan 


Rev. 22. 


61. 


John 21: v 


15. 


11: 


to v. 29. 


28 


Innocents. 


Rev. 14: to v. 5. 


62. 


Matt. 2: v. 


11. 


11: 


v. 30. 


29 




Lu. 12: v.22-48. 


64. 


Rev. 20. 




12. 




30 




17: 


v. 20. 


65. 


21. 




Mai. 3. 


31 




21: 


v. 5-36. 


66. 


22. 




4. 





(xxi) 



ILitang, 

OR 

GENERAL SUPPLICATION. 



"j To be used in any of the daily Offices immediately after the Col- 
lects : or else as a separate Office after a proper Hymn and 
one or more of the Seven Penitential Psalms here following. 
It may also be folloived by a Sermon. 

Sbtiszn ^enttenttal psalms, 

Antiphon. — Remember, 0 Lord, thy tender mercies and thy 
loving kindnesses, for they have been ever of old. 
Ps. 6. 0 Lord, rebuke me not. &c. 
Ps. 32. Blessed is he, <fec. 
Ps. 38. 0 Lord, rebuke me not, &c. 
Ps. 51. Have mercy upon me, &c. 
Ps. 102. Hear my prayer, 0 Lord, &c. 
Ps. 130. Oat of the depths, &c. 
Ps. 143. Hear my prayer, 0 Lord, &c. 

Antiphon. — Remember, 0 Lord, thy tender mercies and tny 
loving kindnesses, for they have been ever of old: remember 
not the sins of our youth, nor our transgressions; according to 
thy mercy remember thou us, for thy goodness' sake, 0 Lord 

Holy Lord God, Father in heaven, 

Have mercy upon us. 
Holy Lord God, Redeemer of the world, 

Have mercy upon us 
Holy Lord God, Spirit of Truth and Comforter, 

Have mercy upon us. 

32 



THE LITANY. 



0, ONE ONLY ADORABLE LORD, GOD, and SAVIOR, JeSUS 

Christ, in whom dwelleth bodily ail the fulness of the God- 
head, Have mercy upon us. 

Kemember, 0 Lord, thy tender mercies and thy loving 
kindnesses, for they have been ever of old: remember not the 
sins of our youth nor our transgressions; according to thy 
mercy remember thou us, for thy goodness' sake, 0 Lord: 

Remember us, good Lord. 

From all idolatry, profanation and blasphemy: from hard- 
ness of heart, and contempt of thy Word and commandment, 

Good Lord, deliver us. 

From ingratitude; from a perverse and rebellious spirit; 
from presumption, despair, and idle doubts, 

Good Lord, deliver us. 

From all blindness of heart; from pride, vain-glory, and 
hypocrisy; from envy, hatred, and malice, and all unchari- 
tableness, Good Lord, deliver us. 

From all impurity and deadly sin; from all the deceits of 
the world, the flesh, and the devil. 

Good Lord, deliver us. 

From slander, lying, and deceit; from covetousness ; from 
the spirit of murmuring and discontent, 

Good Lord, deliver us. 

From the crafts and assaults of the devil ; from wicked 
thoughts and vain imaginings; from final impenitence, and 
from everlasting death, Good Lord, deliver us. 

By the mystery of thy holy Incarnation ; by thy holy Na- 
tivity and Circumcision ; by thy Baptism, Fasting, and Temp- 
tation, Good Lord, deliver us. 

By thine Agony and bloody Sweat; by thy Cross and Pas- 
sion; by thy precious Death and Burial; by thy glorious 
Besurrection and Ascension, and by the coming of the Holy 
Ghost, Good Lord, deliver us. 

By thy second Advent, in the power and great glory of thy 
Word to make all things new in heaven and in earth, and to 
restore mankind to thy true worship and service, 

Good Lord, deliver us 

3 33 



THE LITANY. 



In all the time of our tribulation ; in all the time of our 
prosperity; in the hour of death, and in the day of judgment, 

Good Lord, deliver us. 

We beseech thee to hear us, 0 Lord God, and that it may 
please thee to save and govern continually thy holy Church 
universal; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to illuminate all ministers of thy 
Church with true knowledge and understanding of thy Word; 
and that both by their preaching and living they may set it 
forth and shew it accordingly ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to bless and keep all Christian 
rulers, giving them grace to execute justice and to maintain 
truth ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to bless and keep all thy people, 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to give to all nations unity, peace, 
and concord, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to give us an heart to love and 
fear thee, and diligently to live after thy commandments, 
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to give to all thy people increase 
of grace to hear meekly thy Word, and to receive it with pure 
affection, and to bring forth the fruits of the spirit, 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to bring into the way of truth all 
6uch as have erred and are deceived, 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to strengthen such as do stand ; 
and to comfort and help the weak-hearted; and to raise up 
them that fall; and finally to beat down Satan under our feet, 
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to succor, help, and comfort all 
that are in danger, necessity, and tribulation, 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to have mercy upon all men, 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

34 



THE LITANY. 



That it may please thee to forgive our enemies, persecutors, 
and slanderers, and to turn their hearts, 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to give us true repentance ; to 
forgive us all our sins, negligences, and ignorances; and to 
endue us with the grace of thy Holy Spirit to amend our lives 
according to thy holy Word, 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world; 

Hear us and help us, 0 Lord, 

Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, 

Have mercy upon us. 

Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, 

Grant us thy peace. 

OUR Father who art in the heavens, hallowed be thy name. 
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done as in heaven so 
also upon the earth. Give us this day our daily bread. And 
forgive us our debts as we also forgive our debtoi^. And lead 
us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen. 
V. — Turn us again, 0 Lord God of hosts: 
It. — And cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved. 
V. — Arise, 0 Lord, and help us: 

R. — And deliver us, and purge away our sins for thy name's 
sake. 

Let us pray. 

OGOD, merciful Father, that despisest not the sighing of 
a contrite heart, nor the -desire of such as be sorrowful; 
mercifully assist our prayers that we make before thee in all 
our troubles and adversities, whensoever they oppress us; and 
graciously hear us, that those evils, which the craft and sub- 
tilty of the devil or man worketh against us, be brought to 
naught; and that we thy servants, being hurt by no per- 
secutions, may evermore give thanks unto thee in thy holy 
Church. JR. — Amen. 

V. — To Jesus Christ, the Lord, be glory and dominion: for- 
ever and ever. Amen. 

JR. — He is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and 
the End, the First and the Last: who is and who was, and 
who is to come — the Almighty. 

35 



THE LITANY. 



Here may be sung a Hymn, Sequence, or Anthem suited to the 

occasion. 

V. — 0 Lord, save thy servants: 
R. — Who put their trust in thee. 
V. — Be to us a tower of strength: 
R. — In the presence of the enemy 
V. — 0 Lord, hear my prayer: 
R. — And let my cry come unto thee. 

Let us pray. 

WE humbly beseech thee, 0 Father, mercifully to look 
upon our infirmities; and graciously deliver us from 
all those evils that we most justly have deserved; and grant 
that in all our troubles and adversities we may put our whole 
trust and confidence in thy mercy, and evermore serve thee 
in holiness and pureness of living: to thy honor and glory, 
0 Jesus Christ, our Lord, who livest and reignest — the only 
God of heaven and earth, world without end. R. — Amen. 

•[f Here may be said the General Thanksgiving, or other Prayers 
suited to the occasion. 

ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace at this time 
with one accord to make our common supplication unto 
thee; and dost promise, that when two or three are gathered 
together in thy Name thou wilt grant their requests : Fulfill 
now, 0 Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants, as may 
be most expedient for them; granting us in this world knowl- 
edge of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting. 
R. — Amen. 

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with us all ever- 
more. R. — Amen. 

Here endeth the Litany. 



36 



THE PSALTER. 



PSALM 1. 

BLESSED is the man that 
walketh not in the counsel 
of the ungodly, nor standeth in 
the way of sinners : nor sitteth 
in the seat of the scornful. 

2 But his delight is in the 
law of the Lord: and in his 
law doth he meditate day and 
night 

3 And he shall be like a tree 
planted by the rivers of water, 
that bringeth forth his fruit in 
season : his leaf also shall not 
wither; and whatsoever he 
doeth shall prosper. 

4 The ungodly are not so: 
but are like the chaff' which the 
wind driveth away. 

5 Therefore the ungodly shall 
not stand in the judgment: nor 
sinners in the congregation of 
the righteous. 

6 For the Lord knoweth the 
way of the righteous : but the 
way of the ungodly shall perish. 

PSALM 2. 

WHY do the heathen rage : 
and the people imagine a 
vain thing? 

2 The kings of the earth set 
themselves, and the rulers take 



counsel together: against the 
Lord, and against his Anointed, 
saying, 

3 Let us break their bands 
asunder: and cast away their 
cords from us. 

4 He that sitteth in the heav- 
ens shall laugh : the Lord shall 
have them in derision. 

5 Then shall he speak unto 
them in his wrath : and vex 
them in his sore displeasure. 

6 Yet have I set my King: 
upon my holy hill of Zion. 

7 I will declare the decree, 
the Lord hath said unto me: 
Thou art my Son, this day have 
I begotten thee. 

8 Ask of me, and I shall give 
thee the heathen for thine in- 
heritance: and the uttermost 
parts of the earth for thy pos- 
session. 

9 Thou shalt break them with 
a rod of iron : thou shalt dash 
them in pieces like a potter's 
vessel. 

10 Be wise now therefore, 0 
ye kings: be instructed, ye 
judges of the earth. 

11 Serve the Lord with fear: 
and rejoice with trembling. 

12 Kiss the Son, lest he be 
angry, and ye perish from the 
way, when his wrath is kindled 



Bay 1.] 



THE PSALTER. 



[Day 1. 



but a little : Blessed are all they 
that put their trust in him. 

PSALM 3. 

LORD, how are they increased 
that trouble me : many are 
they that rise up against me. 

2 Many there be which say 
of my soul: There is no help 
for him in God. 

3 But thou, 0 Lord, art a 
shield for me : my glory, and 
the lifter up of mine head. 

4 I cried unto the Lord with 
my voice : and he heard me out 
of his holy hill. 

5 I laid me down and slept: 
I awaked, for the Lord sustained 
me. 

6 I will not be afraid of ten 
thousands of people: that have 
set themselves against me round 
about. 

7 Arise, 0 Lord, save me, 0 
my God: for thou hast smitten 
all mine enemies upon the cheek 
bone, thou hast broken the teeth 
of the ungodly. 

8 Salvation belongeth unto 
the Lord: thy blessing is upon 
thy people. 

PSALM 4. 

HEAR me when I call, 0 God 
of my righteousness : thou 
hast enlarged me when I was in 
distress, have mercy upon me, 
and hear my prayer. 

2 0 ye sons of men, how long 
will ye turn my glory into 
shame : how long will ye love 
vanity, and seek after leasing? 

3 But know that the Lord 
hath set apart him that is godly 
for himself : the Lord will hear 
when I call unto him. 



4 Stand in awe, and sin not: 
commune with your own heart 
upon your bed, and be still. 

5 Offer the sacrifices of right- 
eousness : and put your trust in 
the Lord. 

6 There be many that say, 
Who will shew us any good: 
Lord, lift thou up the light of 
thy countenance upon us. 

7 Thou hast put gladness in 
my heart: more than in the 
time that their corn and their 
wine increased. 

8 I will both lay me down in 
peace and sleep : for thou, Lord, 
only makest me dwell in safety. 

PSALM 5. 

GIVE ear to my words, 0 Lord : 
consider my meditation. 

2 Hearken unto the voice of 
my cry, my King, and my God: 
for unto thee will I pray. 

3 My voice shalt thou hear in 
the morning, 0 Lord: in the 
morning will I direct my prayer 
unto thee, and will look up. 

4 For thou art not a God that 
hath pleasure in wickedness: 
neither shall evil dwell with 
thee. 

5 The foolish shall not stand 
in thy sight: thou hatest all 
workers of iniquity. 

6 Thou shalt destroy them 
that speak leasing : the Lord 
will abhor the bloody and de- 
ceitful man. 

7 But as for me, I will come 
into thy house in the multitude 
of thy mercy : and in thy fear 
will I worship toward thy holy 
temple. 

8 Lead me, 0 Lord, in thy 
righteousness because of mine 



38 



Day 1.] 



THE PSALTER. 



[Day 1. 



enemies: make thy way straight 
before my face. 

9 For there is no faithfulness 
in their mouth, their inward 
part is very wickedness : their 
throat is an open sepulchre, they 
flatter with their tongue. 

10 Destroy thou them, 0 God, 
let them fall by their own coun- 
sels: cast them out in the mul- 
titude of their transgressions, 
for they have rebelled against 
thee. 

11 But let all those that put 
their trust in thee rejoice, let 
them ever shout for joy, because 
thou defendest them: let them 
also that love thy name be joy- 
ful in thee. 

12 For thou, Lord, wilt bless 
the righteous : with favor wilt 
thou compass him as with a 
shield. 

€lje ltr0t Dai). Vcsym. 
PSALM 6. 

0LORD, rebuke me not in 
thine anger: neither chas- 
ten me in thy hot displeasure. 

2 Have mercy upon me, 0 
Lord, for I am weak: 0 Lord, 
heal me, for my bones are vexed. 

3 My soul is also sore vexed : 
but thou, 0 Lord, kow long? 

4 Return, 0 Lord, deliver my 
soul : oh save me for thy mer- 
cies' sake. 

5 For in death there is no re- 
membrance of thee: in the grave 
who shall give thee thanks ? 

6 I am weary with my groan- 
ing: all the night make I my 
bed to swim, I water my couch 
with my tears. 



7 Mine eye is consumed be- 
cause of grief: it waxeth old 
because of all mine enemies. 

8 Depart from me, all ye 
workers of iniquity : for the 
Lord hath heard the voice of my 
weeping. 

9 The Lord hath heard my 
supplication : the Lord will re- 
ceive my prayer. 

10. Let all mine enemies be 
ashamed and sore vexed : let 
them return and be ashamed 
suddenly. 

PSALM 7. 

0LORD my God, in thee do I 
put my trust : save me from 
all them that persecute me, and 
deliver me : 

2 Lest he tear my soul like a 
lion, rending it in pieces : while 
there is none to deliver. 

3 0 Lord my God, if I have 
done this: if there be iniquity 
in my hands; 

4 If I have rewarded evil 
unto him that was at peace with 
me : (yea, I have delivered him 
that without cause is mine en- 
emy;) 

5 Let the enemy persecute my 
soul, and take it: yea, let him 
tread down my life upon the 
earth, and lay mine honor in 
the dust. 

6 Arise, 0 Lord, in thine an- 
ger, lift up thyself because of 
the rage of mine enemies : and 
awake for me to the judgment 
that thou hast commanded. 

7 So shall the congregation 
of the people compass thee 
about: for their sakes therefore 
return thou on high. 

8 The Lord shall judge the 



Day 1.] 



THE PSALTER. 



[Day 2. 



people, judge me, 0 Lord: ac- 
cording to my righteousness, 
and according to mine integrity 
that is in me. 

9 Oh let the wickedness of 
the wicked come to an end, but 
establish the just: for the right- 
eous God trieth the hearts and 
reins. 

10 My defence is of God: 
which saveth the upright in 
heart. 

11 God judgeth the righteous: 
and God is angry with the 
wicked every day. 

12 If he turn not, he will 
whet his sword: he hath bent 
his bow, and made it ready. 

13 He hath also prepared for 
him the instruments of death : 
he ordaineth his arrows against 
the persecutors. 

14 Behold, he travaileth with 
iniquity : and hath conceived 
mischief, and brought forth 
falsehood. 

15 He made a pit, and digged 
it: and is fallen into the ditch 
which he made. 

16 His mischief shall return 
upon his own head : and his 
violent dealing shall come down 
upon his own pate. 

17 I will praise the Lord ac- 
cording to his righteousness : 
and will sing praise to the name 
of the Lord most high. 

PSALM 8. 

OLORD our Lord, how excel- 
lent is thy name in all the 
earth : who hast set thy glory 
above the heavens. 

2 Out of the mouth of babes 
and sucklings hast thou or- 
dained strength because of thy 



enemies: that thou mightest 
still the enemy and the avenger. 

3 When I consider thy heav- 
ens, the work of thy fingers : the 
moon and the stars, which thou 
hast ordained; 

4 What is man, that thou art 
mindful of him : and the son of 
man, that thou visitest him ? 

5 For thou hast made him a 
little lower than the angels : 
and hast crowned him with 
glory and honor. 

6 Thou madest him to have 
dominion over the works of thy 
hands : thou hast put all things 
under his feet : 

7 All sheep and oxen: yea, 
and the beasts of the field ; 

8 The fowl of the air, and the 
fish of the sea : and whatsoever 
passeth through the paths of the 
seas. 

9 0 Lord our Lord : how ex- 
cellent is thy name in all the 
earth ! 



®,\)t £tcont> Dap. Matins. 
PSALM 9. 

I WILL praise thee, 0 Lord, 
with my whole heart : I will 
shew forth all thy marvellous 
works. 

2 I will be glad and rejoice 
in thee: I will sing praise to 
thy name, 0 thou Most High. 

3 When mine enemies are 
turned back : they shall fall 
and perish at thy presence. 

4 For thou hast maintained 
my right and my cause : thou 
satest in the throne judging 
right. 

5 Thou hast rebuked the 
heathen, thou hast destroyed 



Day 2.] 



THE PSALTER. 



[Bay 2. 



the wicked: thou hast put out 
their name for ever and ever. 

6 0 thou enemy, destructions 
are come to a perpetual end: 
and thou hast destroyed cities, 
their memorial is perished with 
them. 

7 But the Lord shall endure 
for ever: he hath prepared his 
throne for judgment. 

8 And he shall judge the 
world in righteousness: he shall 
minister judgment to the peo- 
ple in uprightness. 

9 The Lord also will be a 
refuge for the oppressed : a 
refuge in times of trouble. 

10 And they that know thy 
name will put their trust in 
thee: for thou. Lord, hast not 
forsaken them that seek thee. 

11 Sing praises to the Lord, 
which dwelleth in Zion: declare 
among the people his doings. 

12 When he maketh inquisi- 
tion for blood, he remembereth 
them : he forge tteth not the cry 
of the humble. 

13 Have mercy upon me, 0 
Lord, consider my trouble which 
I suffer of them that hate me : 
thou that liftest me up from the 
gates of death : 

14 That I may shew forth all 
thy praise in the gates of the 
daughter of Zion : I will rejoice 
in thy salvation. 

15 The heathen are sunk 
down in the pit that they made: 
in the net which they hid is 
their own foot taken. 

16 The Lord is known by the 
judgment which he executeth : 
the wicked is snared in the 
work of his own hands. 

17 The wicked shall be turned 



into hell: and all the nations 
that forget God. 

18 For the needy shall not 
always be forgotten : the expec- 
tation of the poor shall not per- 
ish for ever. 

19 Arise, 0 Lord, let not man 
prevail : let the heathen be 
judged in thy sight. 

20 Put them in fear, 0 Lord : 
that the nations may know 
themselves to be but men. 

PSALM 10. 

WHY standest thou afar off, 
0 Lord: why hidest thou 
thyself in times of trouble? 

2 The wicked in his pride 
doth persecute the poor: let 
them be taken in the devices 
that they have imagined. 

3 For the wicked boasteth of 
his heart's desire: and blesseth 
the covetous, whom the Lord ab- 
horreth. 

4 The wicked, through the 
pride of his countenance, will 
not seek after God : God is not 
in all his thoughts. 

5 His ways are always griev- 
ous, thy judgments are far above 
out of his sight : as for all his 
enemies, he puffeth at them. 

6 He hath said in his heart, 
I shall not be moved : for I 
shall never be in adversity. 

7 His mouth is full of cursing 
and deceit and fraud: under his 
tongue is mischief and vanity. 

8 He sitteth in the lurking 
places of the villages: in the 
secret places doth he murder the 
innocent, his eyes are privily 
set against the poor. 

9 He lieth in wait secretly as 
a lion in his den, he lieth in 



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wait to catch the poor: he doth 
catch the poor, when he draweth 
him into his net. 

10 He croucheth, and huni- 
bleth himself: that the poor 
may fall by his strong ones. 

11 He hath said in his heart, 
God hath forgotten : he hideth 
his face, he will never see it. 

12 Arise, 0 Lord, 0 God, lift 
up thine hand: forget not the 
humble. 

13 Wherefore doth the wicked 
contemn God: he hath said in his 
heart, Thou wilt not require it. 

14 Thou hast seen it, for thou 
beholdest mischief and spite, to 
requite it with thy hand : the 
poor committeth himself unto 
thee, thou art the helper of the 
fatherless. 

15 Break thou the arm of the 
wicked and the evil man : seek 
out his wickedness till thou find 
none. 

16 The Lord is King for ever 
and ever: the heathen are per- 
ished out of his land. 

17 Lord, thou hast heard the 
desire of the humble : thou wilt 
prepare their heart, thou wilt 
cause thine ear to hear : 

18 To judge the fatherless 
and the oppressed : that the man 
of the earth may no more op- 
press. 

PSALM 11. 

IN the Lord put I my trust : 
how say ye to my soul, Flee 
as a bird to your mountain? 

2 For, lo, the wicked bend 
their bow, they make ready 
their arrow upon the string: 
that they may privily shoot at 
the upright in heart. 



3 If the foundations be de- 
stroyed : what can the righteous 
do? 

4 The Lord is in his holy 
temple, the Lord's throne is in 
heaven: his eyes behold, his 
eyelids try, the children of men. 

5 The Lord trieth the right- 
eous: but the wicked and him 
that loveth violence his soul 
hateth. 

6 Upon the wicked he shall 
rain snares, fire and brimstone, 
and a horrible tempest: this 
shall be the portion of their cup. 

7 For the righteous Lord 
loveth righteousness : his coun- 
tenance doth behold the upright. 

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PSALM 12. 

HELP, Lord, for the godly man 
ceaseth : for the faithful fail 
from among the children of men. 

2 They speak vanity every 
one with his neighbor: with 
flattering lips and with a double 
heart do they speak. 

3 The Lord shall cut off all 
flattering lips : and the tongue 
that speaketh proud things : 

4 Who have said, With our 
tongue will we prevail: our lips 
are our own, w T ho is lord over us? 

5 For the oppression of the 
poor, for the sighing of the 
needy, now will I arise, saith 
the Lord : I will set him in 
safety from him that puffeth at 
him. 

6 The words of the Lord are 
pure words: as silver tried in 
a furnace of earth, purified seven 
times. 



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7 Thou shalt keep them, O 
Lord: thou shalt preserve them 
from this generation for ever. 

8 The wicked walk on every 
side : when the vilest men are 
exalted. 

PSALM 13. 

HOW long wilt thou forget 
me, 0 Lord? for ever: how 
long wilt thou hide thy face 
from me? 

2 How long shall I take coun- 
sel in my soul, having sorrow 
in my heart daily : how long 
shall mine enemy be exalted 
over me? 

3 Consider and hear me, 0 
Lord my God : lighten mine 
eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of 
death ; 

4 Lest mine enemy say, I 
have prevailed against him: 
and those that trouble me re- 
joice when I am moved. 

5 But I have trusted in thy 
mercy: my heart shall rejoice 
in thy salvation. 

6 I will sing unto the Lord : 
because he hath dealt bounti- 
fully with me. 

PSALM 14. 

THE fool hath said in his 
heart, There is no God : 
They are corrupt, they have 
done abominable works, there 
is none that doeth good. 

2 The Lord looked down from 
heaven upon the children of 
men: to see if there were any that 
did understand and seek God. 

3 They are all gone aside, 
they are all together become 
filthy : there is none that doeth 
good, no, not one. 



4 Have all the workers of in- 
iquity no knowledge : who eat 
up my people as they eat bread, 
and call not upon the Lord. x 

5 There were they in great 
fear : for God is in the genera- 
tion of the righteous. 

6 Ye have shamed the coun- 
sel of the poor: because the 
Lord is his refuge. 

7 Oh that the salvation of Is- 
rael were come out of Zion : 
when the Lord bringeth back 
the captivity of his people, Ja- 
cob shall rejoice, and Israel 
shall be glad. 

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PSALM 15. 

LORD, who shall abide in thy 
tabernacle ? who shall dwell 
in thy holy hill? 

2 He that walketh uprightly, 
and worketh righteousness: and 
speaketh the truth in his heart, 

3 He that backbiteth not with 
his tongue, nor doeth evil to his 
neighbor: nor taketh up a re- 
proach against his neighbor. 

4 In whose eyes a vile person 
is contemned, but he honoreth 
them that fear the Lord : He 
that sweareth to his own hurt, 
and changeth not. 

5 He that putteth not out his 
money to usury, nor taketh re- 
ward against the innocent: He 
that doeth these things shall 
never be moved. 

PSALM 16. 

PRESERVE me, 0 God: for 
in thee do I put my trust. 
2 0 my soul, thou hast said 
unto the Lord, Thou art my 



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Lord : my goodness extendeth 
not to thee ; 

3 But to the saints that are 
in the earth: and to the excel- 
lent, in whom is all my delight. 

4 Their sorrows shall be mul- 
tiplied that hasten after another 
god : their drink offerings of 
blood will I not offer, nor take 
up their names into my lips. 

5 The Lord is the portion of 
mine inheritance and of my 
cup: thou maintainest my lot. 

6 The lines are fallen unto 
me in pleasant places : yea, I 
have a goodly heritage. 

7 I will bless the Lord, who 
hath given me counsel: my 
reins also instruct me in the 
night seasons. 

8 I have set the Lord always 
before me : because he is at my 
right hand, I shall not be moved. 

9 Therefore my heart is glad, 
and my glory rejoiceth: my 
flesh also shall rest in hope. 

10 For thou wilt not leave my 
soul in hell: neither wilt thou 
suffer thine Holy One to see cor- 
ruption. 

11 Thou wilt shew me the 
path of life : in thy presence is 
fullness of joy: at thy right 
hand there are pleasures for 
evermore. 

PSALM 17. 

HEAR the right, 0 Lord, at- 
tend unto my cry : give 
ear unto my prayer, that goeth 
not out of feigned lips. 

2 Let my sentence come forth 
from thy presence : let thine 
eyes behold the things that are 
equal. 

3 Thou hast proved mine 



heart, thou hast visited me in 
the night, thou, hast tried me, 
and shalt find nothing : I am 
purposed that my mouth shall 
not transgress. 

4 Concerning the works of 
men, by the word of thy lips : I 
have kept me from the paths of 
the destroyer. 

5 Hold up my goings in thy 
paths : that my footsteps slip 
not. 

6 I have called upon thee, for 
thou wilt hear me, 0 God : in- 
cline thine ear unto me and 
hear my speech. 

7 Shew thy marvellous lov 
ingkindness, 0 thou that savest 
by thy right hand them which 
put their trust in thee : from 
those that rise up against them. 

8 Keep me as the apple of 
the eye: hide me under the 
shadow of thy wings, 

9 From the wicked that op- 
press me : from my deadly ene- 
mies, who compass me about. 

10 They are inclosed in their 
own fat: with their mouth they 
speak proudly. 

11 They have now compassed 
us in our steps : they have set 
their eyes bowing down to the 
earth ; 

12 Like as a lion that is 
greedy of his prey : and as it 
were a young lion lurking in 
secret places. 

13 Arise. O Lord, disappoint 
him, cast him down : deliver 
my soul from the wicked, which 
is thy sword: 

14 From men which are thy 
hand, 0 Lord, from men of the 
world, which have their portion 
in this life, and whose belly 



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fchou fillest with thy hid treas- 
ure : they are full of children, 
and leave the rest of their sub- 
stance to their babes. 

15 As for me, I will behold 
thy face in righteousness : I 
shall be satisfied, when I awake, 
with thy likeness. 

PSALM 18. 

I WILL love thee : 0 Lord, my 
strength. 

2 The Lord is my rock, and 
my fortress, and my deliverer, 
my God, my strength, in whom 
I will trust: my buckler, and 
the horn of my salvation, and 
my high tower. 

3 I will call upon the Lord, 
who is worthy to be praised : so 
shall I be saved from mine ene- 
mies. 

4 The sorrows of death com- 
passed me : and the floods of 
ungodly men made me afraid. 

5 The sorrows of hell com- 
passed me about: the snares of 
death prevented me. 

6 In my distress I called upon 
the Lord, and cried unto my 
God : he heard my voice out of 
his temple, and my cry came 
before him, even into his ears. 

7 Then the earth shook and 
trembled: the foundations also 
of the hills moved and were 
shaken, because he was wroth. 

8 There went up a smoke out 
of his nostrils, and fire out of 
his mouth devoured: coals were 
kindled by it. 

9 He bowed the heavens also, 
and came down : and darkness 
was under his feet. 



10 And he rode upon a 
cherub, and did fly: yea, he did 
fly upon the wings of the wind 

11 He made darkness his se- 
cret place : his pavilion round 
about him were dark waters and 
thick clouds of the skies. 

12 At the brightness that was 
before him his thick clouds 
passed: hail stones and coals 
of fire. 

13 The Lord also thundered 
in the heavens, and the Highest 
gave his voice : hail stones and 
coals of fire. 

14 Yea, he sent out his ar- 
rows and scattered them : and 
he shot out lightnings and dis 
comfited them. 

15 Then the channels of 
waters were seen, and the 
foundations of the world were 
discovered at thy rebuke, 0 
Lord : at the blast of the breath 
of thy nostrils. 

16 He sent from above, he 
took mer he drew me out of 
many waters. 

17 He delivered me from my 
strong enemy, and from them 
which hated me : for they were 
too strong for me. 

18 They prevented me in the 
day of my calamity: but the 
Lord was my stay. 

19 He brought me forth also 
into a large place : he delivered 
me, because he delighted in me. 

20 The Lord rewarded me ac- 
cording to my righteousness : 
according to the cleanness of 
my hands hath he recompensed 
me. 

21 For I have kept the ways 
of the Lord: and have not wick- 
edly departed from my God. 



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22 For all his judgments 
were before me: and I did not 
put away his statutes from me. 

23 I was also upright before 
him : and I kept myself from 
mine iniquity. 

24 Therefore hath the Lord 
recompensed me according to 
my righteousness : according to 
the cleanness of my hands in 
his eyesight. 

25 With the merciful thou 
wilt shew thyself merciful : 
with an upright man thou wilt 
shew thyself upright; 

26 With the pure thou wilt 
shew thyself pure: with the 
froward thou wilt shew thyself 
froward. 

27 For thou wilt save the af- 
flicted people: but wilt bring 
down high looks. 

28 For thou wilt light my 
candle : the Lord my God will 
enlighten my darkness. 

29 For by thee I have run 
through a troop : and by my 
God have I leaped over a wall. 

30 As for God, his way is per- 
fect, the way of the Lord is 
tried : he is a buckler to all 
those that trust in him. 

31 For who is God save the 
Lord : or who is a rock save our 
God? 

32 It is God that girdeth me 
with strength; and maketh my 
way j3erfect. 

33 He maketh my feet like 
hinds' feet: and setteth me upon 
my high places. 

34 He teacbeth my hands to 
war: so that a bow of steel is 
broken by mine arms. 

35 Thou hast also given me 
the shield of thy salvation: and 



thy right hand hath holden me 
up, and thy gentleness hath 
made me great. 

36 Thou hast enlarged my 
steps under me: that my feet 
did not slip. 

37 I have pursued mine ene- 
mies, and overtaken them : 
neither did I turn again till 
they were consumed. 

38 I have wounded them that 
they were not able to rise : they 
are fallen under my feet. 

39 For thou hast girded me 
with strength unto the battle: 
thou hast subdued under me 
those that rose up against me* 

40 Thou hast also given me 
the necks of mine enemies : that 
I might destroy them that hate 
me. 

41 They cried, but there was 
none to save them : even unto 
the Lord, but he answered them 
not. 

42 Then did I beat them 
small as the dust before the 
wind : I did cast them out as 
the dirt in the streets. 

43 Thou hast delivered me 
from the strivings of the people, 
and thou hast made me the head 
of the heathen : a people whom 
I have not known shall serve 
me. 

44 As soon as they hear of 
me, they shall obey me : the 
strangers shall submit them- 
selves unto me. 

45 The strangers shall fade 
away : and be afraid out of their 
close places. 

46 The Lord liveth. and 
blessed be my Rock: and let the 
God of my salvation be exalted. 

47 It is God that avengeth 



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me: and subdueth the people 
under me. 

48 He delivereth me from 
mine enemies, yea, thou liftest 
me up above those that rise up 
against me : thou hast delivered 
me from the violent man. 

49 Therefore will I give 
thanks unto thee, 0 Lord, 
among the heathen : and sing 
praises unto thy name. 

50 Great deliverance giveth 
he to his king ; and sheweth 
mercy to his anointed, to David, 
and to his seed for evermore. 

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PSALM 19. 

THE heavens declare the glory 
of God: and the firmament 
sheweth his handywork. 

2 Day unto day uttereth 
speech : and night unto night 
sheweth knowledge. 

3 There is no speech nor lan- 
guage : where their voice is not 
heard. 

4 Their line is gone out 
through all the earth, and their 
words to the end of the world: 
in them hath he set a tabernacle 
for the sun, 

5 Which is as a bridegroom 
coming out of his chamber : 
and rejoiceth as a strong man 
to run a race. 

6 His going forth is from the 
end of the heaven, and his cir- 
cuit unto the ends of it: and 
there is nothing hid from the 
heat thereof. 

7 The law of the Lord is per- 
fect, converting the soul : the 
testimony of the Lord is sure, 
making wise the simple. 

8 The statutes of the Lord 



are right, rejoicing the heart : 
the commandment of the Lord 
is pure, enlightening the eyes. 

9 The fear of the Lord is 
clean, enduring for ever: the 
judgments of the Lord are true 
and righteous altogether. 

10 More to be desired are 
they than gold, yea, than much 
fine gold : sweeter also than 
honey and the honeycomb. 

11 Moreover by them is thy 
servant warned : and in keep- 
ing of them there is great re- 
ward. 

12 Who can understand his 
errors : cleanse thou me from 
secret faults. 

13 Keep back thy servant 
also from presumptuous sins, 
let them not have dominion over 
me : then shall I be upright, and 
I shall be innocent from the 
great transgression. 

14 Let the words of my 
mouth, and the meditation of 
my heart : be acceptable in thy 
sight, 0 Lord, my strength, and 
my redeemer. 

PSALM 20. 

THE Lord hear thee in the day 
of trouble: the name of the 
God of Jacob defend thee; 

2 Send thee help from the 
sanctuary : and strengthen thee 
out of Zion; 

3 Remember all thy offer- 
ings : and accept thy burnt 
sacrifice; 

4 Grant thee according tro 
thine own heart: and fulfill all 
thy counsel. 

5 We will rejoice in thy sal- 
vation, and in the name of our 
God we will set up our banners : 
the Lord fulfill all thy petitions. 



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6 Now know I that the Lord 
saveth his anointed : he will 
hear him from his holy heaven 
with the saving strength of his 
right hand. 

7 Some trust in chariots, and 
some in horses : but we will re- 
member the name of the Lord 
our God. 

8 They are brought down and 
fallen : but we are risen, and 
stand upright. 

9 Save, Lord: let the king 
hear us when we call. 

PSALM 21. 

THE king shall joy in thy 
strength, 0 Lord: and in 
thy salvation how greatly shall 
he rejoice ! 

2 Thou hast given him his 
heart's desire: and hast not 
withholden the request of his 
lips. 

3 For thou preventest him 
with the blessings of goodness : 
thou settest a crown of pure 
gold on his head. 

4 He asked life of thee, and 
thou gavest it him : even length 
of days for ever and ever. 

5 His glory is great in thy 
salvation: honor and majesty 
hast thou laid upon him. 

6 For thou hast made him 
most blessed for ever : thou hast 
made him exceeding glad with 
thy countenance. 

7 For the king trusteth in the 
Lord: and through the mercy of 
the Most High he shall not be 
moved. 

8 Thine hand shall find out 
all thine enemies: thy right 
hand shall find out those that 
hate thee. 

9 Thou shalt make them as a 



fiery oven in the time of thine 
anger: the Lord shall swallow 
them up in his wrath, and the 
fire shall devour them. 

10 Their fruit shalt thou de- 
stroy from the earth: and their 
seed from among the children 
of men. 

11 For they intended evil 
against thee: they imagined a 
mischievous device, which they 
are not able to perform. 

12 Therefore shalt thou make 
them turn their back: when 
thou shalt make ready thine ar- 
rows upon thy strings against 
the face of them. 

13 Be thou exalted, Lord, in 
thine own strength : so will we 
sing and praise thy power. 

PSALM 22. 

MY God, my God, why hast 
thou forsaken me : wh}^ art 
thou so far from helping me, 
and from the words of my 
roaring ? 

2 0 my God, I cry in the day- 
time, but thou hearest not: and 
in the night season, and am not 
silent. 

3 But thou art holy : 0 thou 
that inhabitest the praises of 
Israel. 

4 Our fathers trusted in thee : 
they trusted, and thou didst de- 
liver them. 

5 They cried unto thee, and 
were delivered : they trusted in 
thee, and were not confounded. 

6 But I am a worm, and no 
man : a reproach of men, and 
despised of the people. 

7 All they that see me laugh 



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me to scorn : they shoot out 
the lip, they shake the head, 
saying, 

8 He trusted on the Lord that 
he would deliver him: let him 
deliver him, seeing that he de- 
lighted in him. 

9 But thou art he that took 
me out of the womb : thou didst 
make me hope when I was upon 
my mother's breasts. 

10 I was cast upon thee from 
the womb : thou art my God 
from my mother's belly. 

11 Be not far from me, for 
trouble is near: for there is 
none to help. 

12 Many bulls have com- 
passed me: strong bulls of 
Basjjian have beset me round. 

13 They gaped upon me with 
their mouths : as a ravening 
and a roaring lion. 

14 I am poured out like 
water, and all my bones are out 
of joint: my heart is like wax, 
it is melted in the midst of my 
bowels. 

15 My strength is dried up 
like a potsherd, and my tongue 
cleaveth to my jaws: and thou 
hast brought me into the dust 
of death. 

16 For dogs have compassed 
me, the assembly of the wicked 
have inclosed me : they pierced 
my hands and my feet. 

17 I may tell all my bones : 
they look and stare upon me. 

18 They part my garments 
among them: and cast lots upon 
my vesture. 

19 But be not thou far from 
me, 0 Lord: 0 my strength, 
haste thee to help me. 

20 Deliver my soul from th^ 

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sword : my darling from the 
power of the dog. 

21 Save me from the lion's 
mouth : for thou hast heard 
me from the horns of the uni- 
corns. 

22 I will declare thy name 
unto my brethren: in the midst 
of the congregation will I praise 
thee. 

23 Ye that fear the Lord, 
praise him: all ye the seed of 
Jacob, glorify him, and fear 
him, all ye the seed of Israel. 

24 For he hath not de- 
spised nor abhorred the afflic- 
tion of the afflicted: neither 
hath he hid his face from him, 
but when he cried unto him, he 
heard. 

25 My praise shall be of thee 
in the great congregation : I 
will pay my vows before them 
that fear him. 

26 The meek shall eat and be 
satisfied: they shall praise the 
Lord that seek him, your heart 
shall live for ever. 

27 All the ends of the world 
shall remember and turn unto 
the Lord: and all the kindreds 
of the nations shall worship be- 
fore thee. 

28 For the kingdom is the 
Lord's : and he is the governor 
among the nations. 

29 All they that be fat upon 
earth shall eat and worship : all 
they that go down to the dust 
shall bow before him, and none 
can keep alive his own soul. 

30 A seed shall serve him : it 
shall be accounted to the Lord 
for a generation. 

31 They shall come, and shall 
declare his righteousness: unto 



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a people that shall be born, that 
he hath done this. 

PSALM 23. 

THE Lord is my shepherd: I 
shall not want. 

2 He maketh me to lie down 
in green pastures : he leadeth 
me beside the still waters. 

3 He restoreth my soul : he 
leadeth me in the paths of right- 
eousness for his name's sake. 

4 Yea, though I walk through 
the valley of the shadow of 
death, I will fear no evil: for 
thou art with me, thy rod and 
thy staff they comfort me. 

5 Thou preparest a table be- 
fore me in the presence of mine 
enemies : thou anointest my 
head with oil; my cup runneth 
over. 

6 Surely goodness and mercy 
shall follow me all the days of 
my life : and I will dwell in the 
house of the Lord for ever. 

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PSALM 24. 

THE earth is the Lord's, and 
the fullness thereof: the 
world, and they that dwell 
therein. 

2 For he hath founded it upon 
the seas : and established* it 
upon the floods. 

3 Who shall ascend into the 
hill of the Lord: or who shall 
stand in his holy place? 

4 He that hath clean hands, 
and a pure heart: who hath not 
lifted up his soul unto vanity, 
nor sworn deceitfully. 

5 He shall receive the bless- 
ing from the Lord: and right- 



eousness from the God of his 
salvation. 

6 This is the generation of 
them that seek him : that seek 
thy face, 0 Jacob. 

7 Lift up your heads, 0 ye 
gates, and be ye lifted up, ye 
everlasting doors : and the King 
of glory shall come in. 

8 Who is this King of glory: 
the Lord strong and mighty, the 
Lord mighty in battle. 

9 Lift up your heads, 0 ye 
gates, even lift them up, ye 
everlasting doors : and the King 
of glory shall come in. 

10 Who is this King of glory : 
The Lord of hosts, he is the King 
of glory. 

PSALM 25. 

UNTO thee, 0 Lord : do 1 lift 
up my soul. 

2 0 my God, I trust in thee : 
let me not be ashamed, let not 
mine enemies triumph over me. 

3 Yea, let none that wait on 
thee be ashamed : let them be 
ashamed which transgress with- 
out cause. 

4 Shew me thy ways, 0 Lord: 
teach me thy paths. 

5 Lead me in thy truth, and 
teach me: for thou art the God 
of my salvation, on thee do I 
wait all the day. 

6 Remember, 0 Lord, thy ten- 
der mercies and thy lovingkind- 
nesses : for they have been ever 
of old. 

7 Remember not the sins of 
my youth, nor my transgres- 
sions: according to thy mercy 
remember thou me for thy good- 
ness' sake, 0 Lord. 

8 Good and upright is the 



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Lord : therefore will he teach 
sinners in the way. 

9 The meek will he guide in 
judgment: and the meek will 
he teach his way. 

10 All the paths of the Lord 
are mercy and truth: unto such 
as keep his covenant and his 
testimonies. 

11 For thy name's sake, 0 
Lord : pardon mine iniquity, 
for it is great. 

12 What man is he that 
feareth the Lord : him shall he 
teach in the way that he shall 
choose. 

13 His soul shall dwell at 
ease : and his seed shall inherit 
the earth. 

14 The secret of the Lord 
is with them that fear him : 
and he will shew them his cove- 
nant. 

15 Mine eyes are ever toward 
the Lord : for he shall pluck my 
feet out of the net. 

16 Turn thee unto me, and 
have mercy upon me: for I am 
desolate and afflicted. 

17 The troubles of my heart 
are enlarged : 0 bring thou me 
out of my distresses. 

18 Look upon mine affliction 
and my pain : and forgive all 
my sins. 

19 Consider mine enemies, for 
they are many: and they hate 
me with cruel hatred. 

20 0 keep my soul and de- 
liver me : let me not be ashamed, 
for I put my trust in thee. 

21 Let integrity and upright- 
ness preserve me : for I wait on 
thee. 

22 Redeem Israel, 0 God : out 
of all hi? troubles. 



PSALM 26. 

JUDGE me, 0 Lord, for I have 
walked in mine integrity : I 
have trusted also in the Lord, 
therefore I shall not slide. 

2 Examine me, 0 Lord, and 
prove me : try my reins and my 
heart. 

3 For thy lovingkindness is 
before mine eyes : and I have 
walked in thy truth. 

4 I have not sat with vain 
persons: neither will I go in 
with dissemblers. 

5 I have hated the congrega- 
tion of evil doers : and will not 
sit with the wicked. 

6 I will wash mine hands in 
innocency : so will I compass 
thine altar, 0 Lord: 

7 That I may publish with 
the voice of thanksgiving : and 
tell of all thy wondrous works. 

8 Lord, I have loved the 
habitation of thy house : and 
the place where thine honor 
dwelleth. 

9 Gather not my soul with 
sinners : nor my life with bloody 
men : 

10 In whose hands is mis- 
chief : and their right hand is 
full of bribes. 

11 But as for me, I will walk 
in mine integrity: redeem me, 
and be merciful unto me. 

12 My foot standeth in an 
even place : in the congrega- 
tions will I bless the Lord. 



PSALM 27. 

THE Lord is my light and my 
salvation, whom shall I fear : 



Day 5.] 



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[Day 5. 



the Lord is the strength of my 
life, of whom shall I be afraid? 

2 When the wicked, even 
mine enemies and my foes, 
came upon me to eat up my 
flesh : they stumbled and fell. 

3 Though a host should en- 
camp against me, my heart shall 
not fear: though war should 
rise against me, in this will I be 
confident. 

4 One thing have I desired 
of the Lord, that will I seek 
after : that I may dwell in the 
house of the Lord all the days 
of my life, to behold the beauty 
of the Lord, and to inquire in 
his temple. 

5 For in the time of trouble 
he shall hide me in his pavilion: 
in the secret of his tabernacle 
shall he hide me, he shall set 
me upon a rock. 

6 And now shall mine head 
be lifted up above mine enemies 
round about me : therefore will 
I offer in his tabernacle sacri- 
fices of joy, I will sing, yea, I 
will sing praises unto the Lord. 

7 Hear, 0 Lord, when I cry 
with my voice : have mercy also 
upon me, and answer me. 

8 When thou saidst, Seek ye 
my face : my heart said unto thee. 
Thy face, Lord, will I seek. 

9 Hide not thy face far from 
me, put not thy servant away in 
anger: thou hast been my help, 
leave me not, neither forsake 
me, 0 God of my salvation. 

10 When 1113* father and my 
mother forsake me : then the 
Lord will take me up. 

11 Teach me thy way, 0 Lord : 
and lead me in a plain path, be- 
cause of mine enemies. 



12 Deliver me not over unto 
the will of mine enemies : for 
false witnesses are risen up 
against me, and such as breathe 
out cruelty. 

13 I had fainted, unless I had 
believed to see the goodness of 
the Lord in the land of the 
living. 

14 Wait on the Lord, be of 
good courage, and he shall 
strengthen thine heart: wait, I 
say, on the Lord. 

PSALM 28. 
"PXTO thee will I cry, 0 Lord 
U my rock, be not silent to 
me: lest, if thou be silent to 
me, I become like them that go 
down into the pit. 

2 Hear the voice of my sup- 
plications, when I cry unto 
thee : when I lift up my hands 
toward thy holy oracle. 

3 Draw me not away with the 
wicked, and with the workers 
of iniquity: which speak peace 
to their neighbors, bat mischief 
is in their hearts. 

4 Give them according to 
their deeds, and according to 
the wickedness of their en- 
deavors: give them after the 
work of their hands, render to 
them their desert. 

5 Because they regard not the 
works of the Lord, nor the op- 
eration of his hands: he shall 
destroy them, and not build 
them up. 

6 Blessed be the Lord: be- 
cause he hath heard the voice 
of my supplications. 

7 The Lord is my strength 
and my shield, my heart trusted 
in him, and I am helped : there* 

12 



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[Day 6. 



fore my heart greatly rejoiceth, 
and with my song will I praise 
him. 

8 The Lord is their strength: 
and he is the saving strength of 
his anointed. 

9 Save thy people, and bless 
thine inheritance: feed them 
also, and lift them up for ever. 

PSALM 29. 

GIVE unto the Lord, 0 ye 
mighty : give unto the Lord 
glory and strength. 

2 Give unto the Lord the 
glory due unto his name : wor- 
ship the Lord in the beauty of 
holiness. 

3 The voice of the Lord is 
upon the waters: the God of 
glory thundereth, the Lord is 
upon many waters. 

4 The voice of the Lord is 
powerful : the voice of the Lord 
is full of majesty. 

5 The voice of the Lord 
breaketh the cedars : yea, the 
Lord breaketh the cedars of 
Lebanon. 

6 He maketh them also to 
skip like a calf: Lebanon and 
Sirion like a young unicorn. 

7 The voice of the Lord : di- 
videth the flames of fire. 

8 The voice of the Lord 
shaketh the wilderness : the 
Lord shaketh the wilderness of 
Kadesh. 

9 The voice of the Lord 
maketh the hinds to calve, and 
discovereth the forests : and in 
his temple doth every one speak 
of his glory. 

10 The Lord sitteth upon the 
flood : yea, the Lord sitteth 
King for ever. 



11 The Lord will give 
strength unto his people : the 
Lord will bless his people with 
peace. 

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PSALM 30. 

I WILL extol thee, 0 Lord, for 
thou hast lifted me up : and 
hast not made my foes to rejoice 
over me. 

2 0 Lord my God, I cried 
unto thee: and thou hast healed 
me. 

3 0 Lord, thou hast brought 
up my soul from the grave : thou 
hast kept me alive, that I should 
not go down to the pit. 

4 Sing unto the Lord, 0 ye 
saints of his : and give thanks 
at the remembrance of his holi- 
ness. 

5 For his anger endureth but 
a moment, in his favor is life: 
weeping may endure for a night, 
but joy cometh in the morning. 

6 And in my prosperity I 
said: I shall never be moved. 

7 Lord, by thy favor thou 
hast made my mountain to stand 
strong : thou didst hide thy face, 
and I was troubled. 

8 I cried to thee, 0 Lord : and 
unto the Lord I made supplica- 
tion. 

9 What profit is there in my 
blood, when I go down to the 
pit: shall the dust praise thee, 
shall it declare thy truth? 

10 Hear, 0 Lord, and have 
mercy upon me : Lord, be thou 
my helper. 

11 Thou hast turned for me 
my mourning into dancing j 



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[Day 6. 



thou hast put oft' my sackcloth, 
and girded me with gladness; 

12 To the end that my glory 
may sing praise to thee, and 
not be silent: 0 Lord my God, 
1 will give thanks unto thee for 
ever. 

PSALM 31. 

IX thee, 0 Lord, do I put my 
trust : let me never be 
ashamed, deliver me in thy 
righteousness. 

2 Bow down thine ear to me, 
deliver me speedily ; be thou my 
strong rock, for a house of de- 
fense to save me. 

3 For thou art my rock and my 
fortress: therefore for thy name's 
sake lead me, and guide me. 

4 Pull me out of the net they 
have laid privily for me : for 
thou art my strength. 

5 Into thine hand I commit 
my spirit : thou hast redeemed 
me, 0 Lord God of truth. 

6 I have hated them that re- 
gard lying vanities : but I trust 
in the Lord. 

7 I will be glad and rejoice 
in thy mercy : for thou hast 
considered my trouble, thou hast 
known my soul in adversities ; 

8 x\nd hast not shut me up 
into the hand of the enemy: 
thou hast set my feet in a large 
room. 

9 Have mercy upon me, 0 
Lord, for I am in trouble : mine 
eye is consumed with grief, yea, 
my soul and my belly. 

10 For my life is spent with 
grief, and my years with sigh- 
ing: my strength faileth, be- 
cause of mine iniquity, and my 
bones are consumed. 



11 I was a reproach among 
all mine enemies, but especially 
among my neighbors, and a 
fear to mine acquaintance : they 
that did see me without tied 
from me. 

12 I am forgotten as a dead 
man out of mind : I am like a 
broken vessel. 

13 For I have heard the slan- 
der of many, fear was on every 
side: while they took counsel 
together against me. they de- 
vised to take away my life. 

14: But I trusted in thee, 0 
Lord : I said, Thou art my God. 

15 My times are in thy hand: 
deliver me from the hand of 
mine enemies, and from them 
that persecute me. 

16 Make thy face to shine 
upon thy servant : save me for 
thy mercies 1 sake. 

17 Let me not be ashamed, O 
Lord, for I have called upon 
thee : let the wicked be ashamed, 
and let them be silent in the 
grave. 

18 Let the lying lips be put 
to silence: which speak griev- 
ous things proudly and con- 
temptuously against the right- 
eous. 

19 Oh how great is thy good- 
ness, which thou hast laid up 
for them that fear thee: which 
thou hast wrought for them that 
trust in thee before the sons of 
men ! 

20 Thou shalt hide them in 
the secret of thy presence from 
the pride of man : thou shalt 
keep them secretly in a pavilion 
from the strife of tongues. 

21 Blessed be the Lord: for 
he hath showed me his marvel- 



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[Day 6. 



lous kindness in a strong city. 

22 For I said in my haste, I 
am cut off from before thine 
eyes : nevertheless thou heard- 
est the voice of my supplica- 
tions when I cried unto thee. 

23 0 love the Lord, all ye his 
saints : for the Lord preserveth 
the faithful, and plentifully re- 
wardeth the proud doer. 

24 Be of good courage, and 
he shall strengthen your heart : 
all ye that hope in the Lord. 

PSALM 32. 

BLESSED is ne whose trans- 
gression is forgiven : whose 
sin is covered. 

2 Blessed is the man unto 
whom the Lord imputeth not in- 
iquity : and in whose spirit there 
is no guile. 

3 When I kept silence: my 
bones waxed old through my 
roaring all the day long. 

4 For day and night thy hand 
was heavy upon me : my moist- 
ure is turned into the drought 
of summer. 

5 I acknowledged my sin 
unto thee, and mine iniquity 
have I not hid: I said, I will 
confess my transgressions unto 
the Lord, and thou forgavest 
the iniquity of my sin. 

6 For this shall every one 
that is godly pray unto thee in 
a time when thou mayest be 
found: surely in the floods of 
great waters they shall not come 
nigh unto him. 

7 Thou art my hiding place, 
thou shalt preserve me from 



trouble: thou shalt compass me 
about with songs of deliverance. 

8 I will instruct thee and 
teach thee in the way which thou 
shalt go: I will guide thee with 
mine eye. 

9 Be not as the horse, or as 
the mule, which have no under- 
standing : whose mouth must be 
held in with bit and bridle, lest 
they come near unto thee. 

10 Many sorrows shall be to 
the wicked : but he that trust- 
eth in the Lord, mercy shall 
compass him about. 

11 Be glad in the Lord, and 
rejoice, ye righteous : and shout 
for joy, all ye that are upright 
in heart. 

PSALM 33. 

REJOICE in the Lord, 0 ye 
righteous : for praise is 
comely for the upright. 

2 Praise the Lord with harp : 
sing unto him with the psaltery 
and an instrument of ten strings. 

3 Sing unto him a new song: 
play skilfully with a loud noise. 

4 For the word of the Lord is 
right : and all his works are 
done in truth. 

5 He loveth righteousness and 
judgment: the earth is full of 
the goodness of the Lord. 

6 By the word of the Lord 
were the heavens made : and all 
the host of them by the breath 
of his mouth. 

7 He gathereth the waters of 
the sea together as a heap: he 
layeth up the depth in store- 
houses. 

8 Let all the earth fear the 
Lord : let all the inhabitants of 
the world stand in awe of him. 



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THE PSALTER. 



[Day 6. 



9 For lie spake, and it was 
done : he commanded, and it 
stood fast. 

10 The Lord bringeth the 
counsel of the heathen to 
naught : he maketh the devices 
of the people of none effect. 

11 The counsel of the Lord 
standeth for ever : the thoughts 
of his heart to all generations. 

12 Blessed is the nation 
whose God is the Lord : and the 
people whom he hath chosen for 
his own inheritance. 

13 The Lord looketh from 
heaven : he beholdeth all the 
sons of men. 

14 From the place of his habi- 
tation : he looketh upon all the 
inhabitants of the earth. 

15 He fashioneth their hearts 
alike : he considereth all their 
works. 

16 There is no king saved by 
the multitude of a host : a 
mighty man is not delivered by 
much strength. 

17 A horse is a vain thing for 
safety : neither shall he deliver 
any by his great strength. 

18 Behold, the eye of the 
Lord is upon them that fear 
him : upon them that hope in 
his mercy ; 

19 To deliver their soul from 
death: and to keep them alive 
in famine. 

20 Our soul waiteth for the 
Lord : he is our help and our 
shield. 

21 For our heart shall rejoice 
in him : because we have trusted 
in his holy name. 

22 Let thy mercy, 0 Lord, be 
upon us : according as we hope 
in thee. 



PSALM 34. 

I WILL bless the Lord at all 
times : his praise shall con- 
tinually be in m} r mouth. 

2 My soul shall make her 
boast in the Lord : the humble 
shall hear thereof, and be glad. 

3 0 magnify the Lord with 
me : and let us exalt his name 
together. 

4 I sought the Lord, and he 
heard me : and delivered me 
from all my fears. 

5 The}' looked unto him, and 
were lightened : and their faces 
were not ashamed. 

6 This poor man cried, and 
the Lord heard him: and saved 
him out of all his troubles. 

7 The angel of the Lord en- 
campeth round about them that 
fear him : and delivereth them. 

8 0 taste and see that the 
Lord is gx>od: blessed is the 
man that trusteth in him. 

9 0 fear the Lord, ye his 
saints : for there is no want to 
them that fear him. 

10 The young lions do lack, 
and suffer hunger: but they 
that seek the Lord shall not 
want any good thing. 

11 Come, ye children, hearken 
unto me . I will teach you the 
fear of the Lord. 

12 What man is he that de- 
sireth life : and loveth many 
days, that he may see good? 

13 Keep thy to4igue from evil: 
and thy lipsfrdin speaking guile. 

14 Depart from evil and do 
good: seek peace and pursue it. 

15 The eyes of the Lord are 
upon the righteous : and his ears 
are open unto their cry. 



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THE PSALTER. 



[Day 7. 



16 The face of the Lord is 
against them that do evil : to 
cut off the remembrance of them 
from the earth. 

17 The righteous cry, and the 
Lord heareth : and delivereth 
them out of ail their troubles. 

18 The Lord is nigh unto 
them that are of a broken heart : 
and saveth such as be of a con- 
trite spirit. 

19 Many are the afflictions 
of the righteous : but the Lord 
delivereth him out of them all. 

20 He keepeth all his bones : 
not one of them is broken. 

21 Evil shall slay the wicked : 
and they that hate the righteous 
shall be desolate. 

22 The Lord redeemeth the 
soul of his servants : and none 
of them that trust in him shall 
be desolate. 



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PSALM 35. 

PLEAD my cause, 0 Lord, with 
them that strive with me : 
fight a-gainst them that fight 
against me. 

2 Take hold of shield and 
buckler : and stand up for mine 
help. 

3 Draw out also the spear, 
and stop the way against them 
that persecute me : say unto my 
soul, I am thy salvation. 

4 Let them be confounded and 
put to shame that seek after my 
soul : let them be turned back 
and brought to confusion that 
devise my hurt. 

5 Let them be as chaff before 
the wind: and let the angel of 
the Lord chase them. 



6 Let their way be dark and 
slippery : and let the angel of 
the Lord persecute them. 

7 For without cause have they 
hid for me their net in a pit : 
which without cause they have 
digged for my soul. 

8 Let destruction come upon 
him at unawares, and let his net 
that he hath hid catch himself: 
into that very destruction let 
him fall. 

9 And my soul shall be joy- 
ful in the Lord : it shall rejoice 
in his salvation. 

10 All my bones shall say, 
Lord, who is like unto thee : 
which deliverest the poor from 
him that is too strong for him, 
yea, the poor and the needy from 
him that spoileth him? 

11 False witnesses did rise 
up: they laid to my charge 
things that I knew not. 

12 They rewarded me evil for 
good : to the spoiling of my soul. 

13 But as for me, when they 
were sick, my clothing was 
sackcloth : I humbled my soul 
with fasting, and my prayer re- 
turned into mine own bosom. 

14 I behaved myself as 
though he had been my friend 
or brother: I bowed down 
heavily, as one that mourneth 
for his mother. 

15 But in mine adversity they 
rejoiced, and gathered them- 
selves together: yea, the abjects 
gathered themselves together 
against me, and I knew it not, 
they did tear me, and ceased 
not. 

16 With hypocritical mockers 
in feasts : they gnashed upon 
me with their teeth. 



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THE PSALTER. 



[Day 7. 



17 Lord, how long wilt thou 
look on : rescue my soul from 
their destructions, my darling 
from the lions. 

18 I will give thee thanks in 
the great congregation : I will 
praise thee among much people. 

19 Let not them that are mine 
enemies wrongfully rejoice over 
me : neither let them wink with 
the eye that hate me without a 
cause. 

20 For they speak not peace : 
but they devise deceitful matters 
against them that are quiet in 
the land. 

21 Yea, they opened their 
mouth wide against me, and 
said : Aha, aha, our eye hath 
seen it. 

22 This hast thou seen, 0 
Lord, keep not silence : 0 Lord 
be not far from me. 

23 Stir up thyself, and awake 
to my judgment: even unto my 
cause, my God and my Lord. 

24 Judge me, 0 Lord my God, 
according to thy righteousness : 
and let them not rejoice over 
me. 

25 Let them not say in their 
hearts, Ah, so would we have it : 
let them not say, We have swal- 
lowed him up. 

26 Let them be ashamed and 
brought to confusion together 
that rejoice at mine hurt: let 
them be clothed with shame and 
dishonor that magnify them- 
selves against me. 

27 Let them shout for jo} r , 
and be glad, that favor my 
righteous cause : yea, let them 
say continually, Let the Lord be 
magnified, which hath pleasure 
in the prosperity of his servant. 



28 And my tongue shall speak 
of thy righteousness : and of 
thy praise all the day long. 

PSALM 36. 

THE transgression of the 
wicked saith within my 
heart :. that there is no fear of 
God before his eyes. 

2 For he flattereth himself in 
his own eyes : until his iniquity 
be found to be hateful. 

3 The words of his mouth are 
iniquity and deceit: he hath 
left off to be wise, and to do 
good. 

4 He deviseth mischief upon 
his bed, he setteth himself in a 
way that is not good : he abhor- 
reth not evil. 

5 Thy mercy, 0 Lord, is in 
the heavens: and thy faithful- 
ness reacheth unto the clouds. 

6 Thy righteousness is like 
the great mountains, thy judg- 
ments are a great deep : 0 Lord, 
thou preservest man and beast. 

7 How excellent is thy lov- 
ingkindness, 0 God : therefore 
the children of men put their 
trust under the shadow of thy 
wings. 

8 They shall be abundantly 
satisfied with the fatness of thy 
house: and thou shalt make 
them drink of the river of thy 
pleasures. 

9 For with thee is the foun- 
tain of life: in thy light shall 
we see light. 

10 0 continue thy loving- 
kindness unto them that know 
thee : and thy righteousness to 
the upright in heart. 

11 Let not the foot of pride 
come against me: and let not 



Day 7.] 



THE PSALTER. 



[Day 7. 



the hand of the wicked remove 
me. 

12 There are the workers of 
iniquity fallen: they are cast 
down, and shall not be able to 
rise. 



PSALM 37. 

FRET not thyself because of 
evil doers : neither be thou 
envious against the workers of 
iniquity. 

2 For they shall soon be cut 
down like the grass : and wither 
as the green herb. 

3 Trust in the Lord and do 
good : so shalt thou dwell in the 
land, and verily thou shalt be 
fed. 

4 Delight thyself also in the 
Lord : and he shall give thee 
the desires of thine heart. 

5 Commit thy way unto the 
Lord: trust also in him; and 
he shall bring it to pass. 

6 And he shall bring forth 
thy righteousness as the light : 
and thy judgment as the noon- 
day. 

7 Rest in the Lord, and wait 
patiently for him: fret not thy- 
self because of him who pros- 
pereth in his way, because of 
the man who bringeth wicked 
devices to pass. 

8 Cease from anger and for- 
sake wrath : fret not thyself in 
any wise to do evil. 

9 For evil doers shall be cut 
off: but those that wait upon the 
Lord, they shall inherit the 
earth. 

in F 0 r yet a little while, and 
the wicked shall not be: yea, 



thou shalt diligently consider 
his place, and it shall not be. 

11. But the meek shall in- 
herit the earth: and shall de- 
light themselves in the abun- 
dance of peace. 

12 The wicked plotteth against 
the just : and gnasheth upon 
him with his teeth. 

13 The Lord shall laugh at 
him: for he seeth that his day 
is coming. 

14 The wicked have drawn 
out the sword, and have bent 
their bow, to cast down the poor 
and needy : and to slay such as 
be of upright conversation. 

15 Their sword shall enter 
into their own heart : and their 
bows shall be broken. 

16 A little that a righteous 
man hath: is better than the 
riches of many wicked. 

17 For the arms of the wicked 
shall be broken : but the Lord 
upholdeth the righteous. 

18 The Lord knoweth the 
days of the upright : and their 
inheritance shall be for ever. 

19 They shall not be ashamed 
in the evil time: and in the 
days of famine they shall be 
satisfied. 

20 But the wicked shall per- 
ish, and the enemies of the 
Lord shall be as the fat of 
lambs: they shall consume; into 
smoke shall they consume away. 

21 The wicked borroweth, and 
payeth not again : but the right- 
eous sheweth merc}^, and giveth. 

22 For such as be blessed of 
him shall inherit the earth: and 
they that be cursed of him shall 
be cut off. 

23 The steps of a good man 



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THE PSALTER, 



[Day 8. 



are ordered by the Lord: and 

he delighteth in his way. 

24 Though he fall, he shall 
not be utterly cast down : for 
the Lord upholdeth him with 
his hand. 

25 I have been young, and 
now am old : yet have I not seen 
the righteous forsaken, nor his 
seed begging bread. 

26 He is ever merciful, and 
lendeth : and his seed is blessed. 

27 Depart from evil and do 
good : and dwell for evermore. 

28 For the Lord loveth judg- 
ment, and forsaketh not his 
saints: they are preserved for 
ever, but the seed of the wicked 
shall be cut off. 

29 The righteous shall in- 
herit the land : and dwell 
therein for ever. 

30 The mouth of the right- 
eous speaketh wisdom : and his 
tongue talketh of judgment. 

31 The law of his God is in 
his heart: none of his steps 
shall slide. 

32 The wicked watcheth the 
righteous : and seeketh to slay 
him. 

33 The Lord will not leave 
him in his hand : nor condemn 
him when he is judged. 

34 Wait on the Lord, and keep 
his way, and he shall exalt thee 
to inherit the land : when the 
wicked are cut off, thou shalt 
see it. 

35 I have seen the wicked in 
great power : and spreading 
himself like a green bay tree. 

36 Yet he passed away, and 
lo, he was not : yea, I sought 
him, but he could not be found. 

37 Mark the perfect man, and 



behold the upright : for the end 

of that man is peace. 

38 But the transgressors shall 
be destroyed together: the end 
of the wicked shall be cut off. 

39 But. the salvation of the 
righteous is of the Lord : he is 
their strength in the time of 
trouble. 

40 And the Lord shall help 
them, and deliver them : he shall 
deliver them from the wicked, 
and save them, because they 
trust in him. 



Pap. iBattn*. 

PSALM 38. 

0LORD, rebuke me not in thy 
wrath: neither chasten me 
in thy hot displeasure. 

2 For thine arrows stick fast 
in me : and thy hand presseth 
me sore. 

3 There is no soundness in 
my flesh because of thine anger : 
neither is there any rest in my 
bones because of my sin. 

4 For mine iniquities are 
gone over mine head : as a 
heavy burden they are too 
heavy for me. 

5 My wounds stink and are 
corrupt: because of my foolish- 
ness. 

6 I am troubled, I am bowed 
down greatly : I go mourning 
all the day long. 

7 For my loins are filled vrith 
a loathsome disease: and there 
is no soundness in my flesh. 

8 I am feeble and sore 
broken : I have roared by reason 
of the disquiet ness of my heart. 

9 Lord, all my desire is before 



Day 8.] 



THE PSALTER. 



[Day 8. 



thee : and my groaning is not 
hid from thee. 

10 My heart panteth, my 
strength faileth me : as for the 
light of mine eyes, it also is 
gone from me. 

11 My lovers and my friends 
stand aloof from my sore : and 
my kinsmen stand afar off. 

12 They also that seek after 
my life lay snares for me : and 
they that seek my hurt speak 
mischievous things, and im- 
agine deceits all the day long. 

13 But I, as a deaf man, 
heard not: and I was as a dumb 
man that openeth not his mouth. 

14 Thus I was as a man that 
heareth not: and in whose 
mouth are no reproofs. 

15 For in thee, 0 Lord, do I 
hope : thou wilt hear, 0 Lord 
my God. 

16 For I said, Hear me, lest 
otherwise they should rejoice 
over me : when my foot slip- 
peth, they magnify themselves 
against me. 

17 For I am ready to halt: 
and my sorrow is continually 
before me. 

18 For I will declare mine 
iniquity : I will be sorry for my 
sin. 

19 But mine enemies are 
lively, and they are strong : and 
they that hate me wrongfully 
are multiplied. 

20 They also that render evil 
for good are mine adversaries : 
because I follow the thing that 
good is. 

21 Forsake me not, 0 Lord : 
0 my God, be not far from me. 

22 Make haste to help me : 0 
Lord my salvation. 



PSALM 39. 

I SAID, I will take heed to my 
ways, that I sin not with my 
tongue : I will keep my mouth 
with a bridle, while the wicked 
is before me. 

2 I was dumb with silence, I 
held my peace, even from good : 
and my sorrow was stirred. 

3 My heart was hot within 
me, while I was musing the fire 
burned: then spake I with my 
tongue, 

4 Lord, make me to know 
mine end, and the measure of 
my days, what it is : that I may 
know how frail I am. 

5 Behold, thou hast made my 
days as a hand-breadth, and 
mine age is as nothing before 
thee : verily, every man at his 
best state is altogether vanity. 

6 Surely every man walketh 
in a vain shew, surely they are 
disquieted in vain: he heapeth 
up riches, and knoweth not who 
shall gather them. 

7 And now, Lord, what wait 
I for: my hope is in thee. 

8 Deliver me from all my 
transgressions : make me not 
the reproach of the foolish. 

9 I was dumb, I opened not 
my mouth: because thou didst it. 

10 Remove thy stroke away 
from me: I am consumed by the 
blow of thine hand. 

11 When thou with rebukes 
dost correct man for iniquity, 
thou makest his beauty to con- 
sume away like a moth : surely 
every man is vanity. 

12 Hear my prayer, 0 Lord, 
and give ear unto my cry, hold 
not thy peace at my tears: for 



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I am a stranger with thee, and a 
sojourner, as all my fathers were. 

13 0 spare me, that I may 
recover strength : before I go 
hence, and be no more. 

PSALM 40. 

I WAITED patiently for the 
Lord : and he inclined unto 
me, and heard my cry. 

2 He brought me up also out 
of a horrible pit, out of the 
miry clay: and set my feet upon a 
rock, and established my goings. 

3 And he hath put a new 
song in my mouth, even praise 
unto our God : many shall see 
it, and fear, and shall trust in 
the Lord. 

4 Blessed is that man that 
maketh the Lord his trust: and 
respecteth not the proud, nor 
such as turn aside to lies. 

5 Many, 0 Lord my God, are 
thy wonderful works which thou 
hast done, and thy thoughts 
which are to usward : they can 
not be reckoned up in order 
unto thee, if I would declare 
and speak of them, they are 
more than can be numbered. 

6 Sacrifice and offering thou 
didst not desire, mine ears hast 
thou opened : burnt offering and 
sin offering hast thou not re- 
quired. 

f 7 Then said I, Lo, I come : in 
the volume of the book it is 
written of me, 

8 I delight to do thy will, 0 
my God : yea, thy law is within 
my heart. 

9 I have preached righteous- 
ness in the great congregation : 
lo, I have not refrained my lips, 
0 Lord thou knowest. 



10 I have not hid thy right- 
eousness within my heart, I 
have declared thy faithfulness 
and thy salvation : I have not 
concealed thy lovingkindness 
and thy truth from the great 
congregation. 

11 Withhold not thou thy 
tender mercies from me, 0 Lord : 
let thy lovingkindness and thy 
truth continually preserve me. 

12 For innumerable evils 
have compassed me about, mine 
iniquities have taken hold upon 
me, so that I am not able to look 
up: they are more than the 
hairs of mine head, therefore 
my heart faileth me. 

13 Be pleased, 0 Lord, to de- 
liver me : 0 Lord, make haste 
to help me. 

14 Let them be ashamed and 
confounded together that seek 
after my soul to destroy it: let 
them be driven backward and 
put to shame that wish me evil. 

15 Let them be desolate for a 
reward of their shame : that say 
unto me, Aha, aha. 

16 Let all those that seek 
thee rejoice and be glad in thee : 
let such as love thy salvation 
say continually, The Lord be 
magnified. 

17 But I am poor and needy, 
yet the Lord thinketh upon me : 
thou art my help and my de- 
liverer, make no tarrying, 0 my 
God. 



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PSALM 41. 

BLESSED is he that consider- 
ed the poor: the Lord will 
deliver him in time of trouble. 



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2 The Lord will preserve him, 
and keep him alive, and he 
shall be blessed upon. the earth: 
and thou wilt not deliver him 
unto the will of his enemies. 

3 The Lord will strengthen 
him upon the bed of languish- 
ing: thou wilt make all his bed 
in his sickness. 

4 I said, Lord, be merciful 
unto me: heal my soul; for I 
have sinned against thee. 

5 Mine enemies speak evil of 
me : When shall he die, and his 
name perish? 

6 And if he come to see me, 
he speaketh vanity, his heart 
gathereth iniquity to itself : 
when he goeth abroad, he tell- 
eth it. 

7 All that hate me whisper 
together against me : against 
me do they devise my hurt. 

8 An evil disease, say they, 
cleaveth fast unto him : and 
now that he lieth he shall rise 
up no more. 

9 Yea, mine own familiar 
friend, in whom I trusted: 
which did eat of my bread, hath 
lifted up his heel against me. 

10 But thou, 0 Lord, be mer- 
ciful unto me : and raise me up, 
that I may requite them. 

11 By this I know that thou 
favorest me: because mine 
enemy doth not triumph over 
me. 

12 And as for me, thou up- 
holdest me in mine integrity : 
and settest me before thy face 
for ever. 

13 Blessed be the Lord God 
of Israel from everlasting, 
and to everlasting : Amen and 
Amen. 



PSALM 42. 

AS the hart panteth after the 
water brooks: so panteth 
my soul after thee, 0 God. 

2 My soul thirsteth for God, 
for the living God: when shall 
I come and appear before God? 

3 My tears have been my 
meat day and night : while they 
continually say unto me, Where 
is thy God ? 

4 When I remember these 
things, I pour out my soul in 
me: for I had gone with the 
multitude, I went with them to 
the house of God, with the voice 
of joy and praise, with a multi- 
tude that kept holyday. 

5 Why art thou cast down, 0 
my soul, and why art thou dis- 
quieted in me: hope thou in. 
God, for I shall yet praise him 
for the help of his counte- 
nance. 

6 0 my God, my soul is cast 
down within me: therefore will 
I remember thee from the land 
of Jordan, and of the Hermon- 
ites, from the hill Mizar. 

7 Deep calleth unto deep at 
the noise t)f thy waterspouts : 
all thy waves and thy billows 
are gone over me. 

8 Yet the Lord will command 
his lovingkindness in the day- 
time : and in the night his song 
shall be with me, and my prayer 
unto the God of my life. 

9 I will say unto God my 
rock, Why hast thou forgotten 
me : why go I mourning be- 
cause of the oppression of the 
enemy ? 

10 As with a sword in my 
bones, mine enemies reproach 



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me: while they say daily unto 
me, Where is thy God ? 

11 Why art thou cast down, 

0 my soul? and why art thou 
disquieted within me: hope 
thou in God, for I shall yet 
praise him, who is the health of 
my countenance, and my God. 

PSALM 43. 

JUDGE me, 0 God, and plead 
my cause against an ungodly 
nation : 0 deliver me from the 
deceitful and unjust man. 

2 For thou art the God of 
my strength, why dost thou cast 
me off : why go I mourning be- 
cause of the oppression of the 
enemy? 

3 0 send out thy light and 
thy truth, let them lead me : let 
them bring me unto thy holy 
hill, and to thy tabernacles. 

4 Then will I go unto the al- 
tar of God, unto God my exceed- 
ing joy : yea, upon the harp will 

1 praise thee, 0 God my God. 

5 Why art thou cast down, 0 
my soul, and why art thou dis- 
quieted within me: hope in God, 
for I shall yet praise him, who 
is the health of my countenance, 
and my God. 

I&lje Btntt) Bar), Matins. 
PSALM 44. 

WE have heard with our ears, 
0 God, our fathers have 
told us : what work thou didst 
in their days, in the times of old. 

2 How thou didst drive out 
the heathen with thy hand, and 
plantedst them: how thou didst 
afflict the people and cast them 
out. 



3 For they got not the land 

in possession by their own 
sword, neither did their own 
arm save them: but thy right 
hand, and thine arm, and the 
light of thy countenance, be- 
cause thou hadst a favor unto 
them. 

4 Thou art my King, 0 God : 
command deliverances for Ja- 
cob. 

5 Through thee will we push 
down our enemies : through thy 
name will we tread them under 
that rise up against us. 

6 For I will not trust in my 
bow : neither shall my sword 
save me. 

7 But thou hast saved us from 
our enemies : and hast put them 
to shame that hated us. 

8 In God we boast all the day 
long: and praise thy name for 
ever. 

9 But thou hast cast off, and 
put us to shame : and goest not 
forth with our armies. 

10 Thou makest us to turn 
back from the enemy : and they 
which hate us spoil for them- 
selves. 

11 Thou hast given us like 
sheep appointed for meat: and 
hast scattered us among the. 
heathen. 

12 Thou sellest thy people for 
nought: and dost not increase 
thy wealth by their price. 

13 Thou makest us a reproach 
to our neighbors : a scorn and a 
derision to them that are round 
about us. 

14 Thou makest us a byword 
among the heathen : a shaking 
of the head among the people. 

15 My confusion is continue 



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ally before me : and the shame 
of my face hath covered me, 

16 For the voice of him that 
reproacheth and blasphemeth: 
by reason of the enemy and 
avenger. 

17 All this is come upon us, 
yet have we not forgotten thee : 
neither have we dealt falsely 
in thy covenant. 

18 Our heart is not turned 
back : neither have our steps 
declined from thy way; 

19 Though thou hast sore 
broken us in the place of dra- 
gons : and covered us with the 
shadow of death. 

20 If we have forgotten the 
name of our God: or stretched 
out our hands to a strange god; 

21 Shall not God search this 
out : for he knoweth the secrets 
of the heart. 

22 Yea, for thy sake are we 
killed all the day long : we are 
counted as sheep for the 
slaughter. 

23 Awake, why sleepest thou, 
0 Lord: arise, cast us not off 
for ever. 

, 24 Wherefore hidest thou thy 
face : and forgettest our afflic- 
tion and our oppression? 

25 For our soul is bowed 
down to the dust: our belly 
cleaveth unto the earth. 

26 Arise for our help: and 
redeem us for thy mercies' sake. 

PSALM 45. 

MY heart is inditing a good 
matter: I speak of the 
things which I have made 
touching the King, my tongue is 
the pen of a ready writer. 
2 Thou art fairer than the 

5 



children of men : grace ia 
poured into thy lips, therefore 
God hath blessed thee for ever. 

3 Gird thy sword upon thy 
thigh, 0 most Mighty: with thy 
glory and thy majesty. 

4 And in thy majesty ride 
prosperously, because of truth 
and meekness and righteous- 
ness : and thy right hand shall 
teach thee terrible things. 

5 Thine arrows are sharp in 
the heart of the King's en- 
emies : whereby the people fall 
under thee. 

6 Thy throne, 0 God, is for 
ever and ever: the sceptre of 
thy kingdom is a right sceptre. 

7 Thou lovest righteousness, 
and hatest wickedness : there- 
fore God, thy God, hath anointed 
thee with the oil of gladness 
above thy fellows. 

8 All thy garments smell of 
myrrh, and aloes, and cassia: 
out of the ivory palaces, where- 
by they have made thee glad. 

9 Kings' daughters were 
among thy honorable women: 
upon thy right hand did stand 
the queen in gold of Ophir. 

10 Hearken, 0 daughter, and 
consider, and incline thine ear: 
forget also thine own people, 
and thy father's house; 

11 So shall the King greatly 
desire thy beauty : for he is thy 
Lord, and worship thou him. 

12 And the daughter of Tyre 
shall be there with a gift: even 
the rich among the people shall 
entreat thy favor. 

' 13 The King's daughter is all 
glorious within : her clothing is 
of wrought gold. 

14 She shall be brought unto 

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the King in raiment of needle- 
work : the virgins her com- 
panions that follow her shall be 
brought unto thee. 

15 With gladness and rejoic- 
ing shall they be brought: they 
shall enter into the King's pal- 
ace. 

16 Instead of thy fathers 
shall be thy children : whom 
thou mayest make princes in all 
the earth. 

17 I will make thy name to 
be remembered in all genera- 
tions : therefore shall the people 
praise thee for ever and ever. 

PSALM 46. 

GOD is our refuge and 
strength : a very present 
help in trouble. 

2 Therefore will not we fear, 
though the earth be removed: 
and though the mountains be 
carried into the midst of the sea; 

3 Though the waters thereof 
roar and be troubled: though 
the mountains shake with the 
swelling thereof. 

4 There is a river, the streams 
whereof shall make glad the 
city of God: the holy place of 
the tabernacles of the Most High. 

5 God is in the midst of her, 
she shall not be moved: God 
shall help her, and that right 
early. 

6 The heathen raged, the 
kingdoms were moved : he ut- 
tered his voice, the earth melted. 

7 The Lord of hosts is with 
us : the God of Jacob is our 
refuge. 

8 Come, behold the works of 
the Lord: what desolations he 
hath made in the earth. 



9 He maketh wars to cease 
unto the end of the earth: he 
breaketh the bow, and cutteth 
the spear in sunder, he burneth 
the chariot in the fire. 

10 Be still, and know that I 
am God : I will be exalted 
among the heathen, I will be 
exalted in the earth. 

11 The Lord of hosts is with 
us: the God of Jacob is our 
refuge. 

ttmtt) Dap. Vcspcvs. 
PSALM 47. 

OCLAP your hands, all ye 
people : shout unto God with 
the voice of triumph. 

2 For the Lord most high is 
terrible : he is a great King 
over all the earth. 

3 He shall subdue the people 
under us : and the nations un- 
der our feet. 

4 He shall choose our inher- 
itance for us : the excellency of 
Jacob whom he loved. 

5 God is gone up with a shout: 
the Lord with the sound of a 
trumpet. 

6 Sing praises to God, sing 
praises : sing praises unto our 
King, sing praises. 

7 For God is the King of all 
the earth: sing ye praises with 
understanding. 

8 God reigneth over the 
heathen: God sitteth upon the 
throne of his holiness. 

9 The princes of the people 
are gathered together, even the 
people of the God of Abraham: 
for the shields of the earth be- 
long unto God, he is greatly ex- 
alted. 



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PSALM 48. 

GREAT is the Lord, and 
greatly to be praised : in 
the city of our God, in the 
mountain of his holiness. 

2 Beautiful for situation, the 
joy of the whole earth, is 
mount Zion : on the sides of 
the north, the city of the great 
King. 

3 God is known in her pal- 
aces : for a refuge. ' 

4 For, lo, the kings were as- 
sembled : they passed by to- 
gether. 

5 They saw it, and so they 
marvelled : they were troubled, 
and hasted away. 

6 Fear took hold upon them 
there : and pain, as of a woman 
in travail. 

7 Thou breakest the ships of 
Tarshish : with an east wind. 

8 As we have heard, so have 
we seen in the city of the Lord 
of hosts, in the city of our God : 
God will establish it for ever. 

9 We have thought of thy 
lovingkindness, 0 God: in the 
midst of thy temple. 

10 According to thy name, 0 
God, so is thy praise unto the 
ends of the earth: thy right 
han'd is full of righteousness. 

11 Let mount/ Zion rejoice, let 
the daughters of Judah be glad : 
because of thy judgments. 

12 Walk about Zion, and go 
round about her : tell the tow- 
ers thereof. 

13 Mark ye well her bul- 
warks, consider her palaces : 
that ye may tell it to the genera- 
tion following. 

14 For this God is our God 



for ever and ever: he will be 
our guide even unto death. 

PSALM 49. 

HEAR this, all ye people: 
give ear, all ye inhabitants 
of the world : 

2 Both low and high : rich 
and poor, together. 

3 My mouth shall speak of 
wisdom : and the meditation of 
my heart shall be of under- 
standing. 

4 I will incline mine ear to a 
parable : I will open my dark 
saying upon the harp. 

5 Wherefore should I fear in 
the days of evil : when the in- 
iquity of my heels shall com- 
pass me about? 

6 They that trust in their 
wealth: and boast themselves 
in the multitude of their riches; 

7 None of them can by any 
means redeem his brother: 
nor give to God a ransom for 
him: 

8 For the redemption of their 
soul is precious : and it ceaseth 
for ever: 

9 That he should still live for 
ever : and not see corruption. 

10 For he seeth that wise men 
die: likewise the fool and the 
brutish person perish, and leave 
their wealth to others. 

11 Their inward thought is, 
that their houses shall continue 
for ever, and their dwelling- 
places to all generations: they 
call their lands after their own 
names. 

12 Nevertheless man being in 
honor abideth not : he is like 
the beasts that perish. 

13 This their way is their 



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folly: yet their posterity ap- 
prove their sayings. 

14 Like sheep they are laid 
in the grave, death shall feed 
on them : and the upright shall 
have dominion over them in the 
morning; and their beauty shall 
consume in the grave from their 
dwelling. 

15 But God will redeem my 
soul from the power of the 
grave : for he shall receive me. 

16 Be not thou afraid when 
one is made rich : when the 
glory of his house is increased; 

17 For when he dieth he shall 
carry nothing away : his glory 
shall not descend after him. 

18 Though while he lived he 
blessed his soul : and men will 
praise thee, when thou doest 
well to thyself, 

19 He shall go to the genera- 
tion of his fathers: they shall 
never see light. 

20 Man that is in honor, and 
understandeth not, is like the 
beasts that perish. 

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PSALM 50. 

THE mighty God, even the 
Lord, hath spoken : and 
called the earth from the rising 
of the sun unto the going down 
thereof. 

2 Out of Zion. the perfection 
of beauty: God hath shined. 

3 Our God shall come, and 
shall not keep silence : a fire 
shall devour before him, and it 
shall be very tempestuous round 
about him. 

4 He shall call to the heavens 



from above, and to the earth, 

that he may judge his people. 

5 Gather my saints together 
unto me: those that have made 
a covenant with me by sacrifice. 

6 And the heavens shall de- 
clare his righteousness: for God 
is judge himself. 

7 Hear, 0 my people, and I 
will speak, 0 Israel, and I will 
testify against thee: I am God, 
even thy God. 

8 I will not reprove thee for 
thy sacrifices or thy burnt of- 
ferings, to have been continu- 
ally before me. 

9 I will take no bullock out 
of thy house: nor he goats out 
of thy folds : ^ 

10 For every beast of the 
forest is mine: and the cattle 
upon a thousand hills. 

Ill know all the fowls of the 
mountains : and the wild beasts 
of the field are mine. 

12 If I were hungry I would 
not tell thee : for the world is 
mine, and the fullness thereof. 

IB Will I eat the flesh of 
bulls : or drink the blood of 
goats ? 

14 Offer unto God thanks- 
giving: and pay thy vows unto 
the Most High: 

15 And call upon me in the 
day of trouble: I will deliver 
thee, and thou shalt glorify me. 

16 But unto the wicked God 
saith, What hast thou to do to 
declare my statutes, or that thou 
shouldest take my covenant in 
thy mouth? 

17 Seeing thou hatest instruc- 
tion : and castest my words be- 
hind thee. 

18 When thou sawest a thief 



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then thou consentedst with him : 
and hast been partaker with 
adulterers. 

19 Thou givest thy mouth to 
evil: and thy tongue frameth 
deceit. 

20 Thou sittest and speakest 
against thy brother : thou slan- 
derest thine own mother's son. 

21 These things hast thou 
done, and I kept silence, thou 
thoughtest that I was altogether 
such a one as thyself : but I will 
reprove thee, and set them in 
order before thine eyes. 

22 Now consider this, ye that 
forget God: lest I tear you in 
pieces, and there be none to de- 
liver. 

23 Whoso ofFereth praise glo- 
rifieth me : and to him that or- 
dereth his conversation aright 
will I shew the salvation of God. 

PSALM 51. 

HAVE mercy upon me, 0 God, 
according to thy loving- 
kindness: according unto the 
multitude of thy tender mercies 
blot out my transgressions. 

2 Wash me thoroughly from 
mine iniquity: and cleanse me 
from my sin. 

3 For I acknowledge my 
transgressions : and my sin is 
ever before me. 

4 Against thee, thee only, 
have I sinned, and done this 
evil in thy sight: that thou 
mightest be justified when thou 
speakest, and be clear when 
thou judgest. 

5 Behold, I was shapen in 
iniquity : and in sin did my 
mother conceive me. 

6 Behold thou desirest truth 



in the inward parts : and in the 
hidden part thou shalt make me 
to know wisdom. 

7 Purge me with hyssop, and 
1 shall be clean : wash me, and 
I shall be whiter than snow. 

8 Make me to hear joy and 
gladness : that the bones which 
thou hast broken may rejoice. 

9 Hide thy face from my sins : 
and blot out all mine iniquities. 

10 Create in me a clean 
heart, 0 God : and renew a right 
spirit within me. 

11 Cast me not away from 
thy presence: and take not thy 
Holy Spirit from me. 

12 Restore unto me the joy 
of thy salvation : and uphold 
me with thy free Spirit. 

13 Then will I teach trans- 
gressors thy ways : and sinners 
shall be converted unto thee. 

14 Deliver me from blood- 
guiltiness, 0 God, thou God of 
my salvation : and my tongue 
shall sing aloud of thy right- 
eousness. 

15 0 Lord, open thou my lips, 
and my mouth shall shew forth 
thy praise. 

16 For thou desirest not 
sacrifice, else would I give it: 
thou delightest not in burnt 
offering. 

17 The sacrifices of God are a 
broken spirit: a broken and 
contrite heart, 0 God, thou wilt 
not despise. 

18 Do good in thy good pleas- 
ure unto Zion : build thou the 
walls of Jerusalem. 

19 Then shalt thou be pleased 
with the sacrifices of righteous- 
ness, with burnt offering and 
whole burnt offering : then 



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shall they offer bullocks upon 
thine altar. 

PSALM 52. 

WHY boastest thou thyself in 
mischief, 0 mighty man: 
the goodness of God endureth 
continually. 

2 Thy tongue deviseth mis- 
chiefs : like a sharp razor, 
working deceitfully. 

3 Thou lovest evil more than 
good : and lying rather than to 
speak righteousness. 

4 Thou lovest all devouring 
words : 0 thou deceitful tongue. 

5 God shall likewise destroy 
thee forever: he shall take thee 
away, and pluck thee out of thy 
dvvellingplace, and root thee out 
of the land of the living. 

6 The righteous also shall see, 
and fear: and shall laugh at him : 

7 Lo, this is the man that 
made not God his strength: but 
trusted in the abundance of his 
riches, and strengthened him- 
self in his wickedness. 

8 But I am like a green olive 
tree in the house of God: I 
trust in the mercy of God for 
ever and ever. 

9 I will praise thee for ever, 
because tho.u hast done it: and 
I will wait on thy name, for it 
is good before thy saints. 

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PSALM 53. 

THE fool hath said in his 
heart, There is no God : Cor- 
rupt are they, and have done 
abominable iniquity, there is 
Hone that doeth good. 

2 God looked down from 



heaven upon the children of 
men: to see if there were any 
that did understand, that did 
seek God. 

3 Every one of them is gone 
back, they are altogether be- 
come filthy : there is none that 
doeth good, no, not one. 

4 Have the workers of in- 
iquity no knowledge: who eat 
up my people as they eat bread, 
they have not called upon God. 

5 There were they in great 
fear, where no fear was : for 
God hath scattered the bones of 
him that encampeth against 
thee, thou hast put them to 
shame, because God hath de- 
spised them. 

6 Oh that the salvation of 
Israel were come out of Zion : 
When God bringeth back the 
captivity of his people, Jacob 
shall rejoice, and Israel shall be 
glad 

PSALM 54. 

SAVE me, 0 God, by thy 
name: and judge me by thy 
strength. 

2 Hear my prayer, 0 God : 
give ear to the words of my 
mouth. 

3 For strangers are risen up 
against me, and oppressors seek 
after my soul: they have not 
set God before them. 

4 Behold, God is mine helper: 
the Lord is with them that up- 
hold my soul. 

5 He shall reward evil unto 
mine enemies : cut them off in 
thy truth. 

6 I will freely sacrifice unto 
thee : I will praise thy name, 0 
Lord, for it is good. 



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7 For he hath delivered me 
out of all trouble: and mine 
eye hath seen his desire upon 
mine enemies. 

PSALM 55. 

GIVE ear to my prayer, 0 
God: and hide not thyself 
from my supplication. 

2 Attend unto me, and hear 
me: I mourn in my complaint, 
and make a noise ; 

3 Because of the voice of the 
enemy, because of the oppression 
of the wicked : for they cast in- 
iquity upon me, and in wrath 
they hate me. 

4 My heart is sore pained 
within me : and the terrors of 
death are fallen upon me. 

5 Fearfulness and trembling 
are come upon me: and horror 
hath overwhelmed me. 

6 And I said, Oh that I had 
wings like a dove : for then 
would I fly away, and be at rest. 

7 Lo', then would I wander far 
off : and remain in the wilder- 
ness. 

8 I would hasten my escape : 
from the windy storm and 
tempest. 

9 Destroy, 0 Lord, and divide 
their tongues : for I have seen 
violence and strife in the city. 

10 Day and night they go 
about it upon the walls thereof: 
mischief also and sorrow are in 
the midst of it. 

11 Wickedness is in the 
midst thereof: deceit and guile 
depart not from her streets. 

12 For it was not an enemy 
that reproached me; then I 
could have borne it: neither 
was it he that hated me that did 



magnify himself against me; 
then I would have hid myself 
from him : 

13 But it was thou, a man 
mine equal: my guide, and 
mine acquaintance. 

14 We took sweet counsel 
together: and walked unto the 
house of God in company. 

15 Let death seize upon them, 
and let them go down quick into 
hell : for wickedness is in their 
dwellings, arid among them. 

16 As for me, I will call upon 
God: and the Lord shall save 
me. 

17 Evening, and morning, 
and at noon, will I pray, and 
cry aloud: and he shall hear 
my voice. 

18 He hath delivered my soul 
in peace from the battle that 
was against me : for there were 
many with me. 

19 God shall hear, and afflict 
them, even he that abideth of 
old: Because they have no 
changes, therefore they fear not 
God. 

20 He hath put forth his 
hands against such as be at 
peace with him : he hath broken 
his covenant. 

21 The words of his mouth 
were smoother than butter, but 
war was in his heart: his words 
were softer than oil, yet were 
they drawn swords. 

22 Cast thy burden upon the 
Lord, and he shall sustain thee : 
he shall never sutler the right- 
eous to be moved. 

23 But thou, 0 God, shalt 
bring them down into the pit of 
destruction : bloody and deceit- 
ful men shall not live out half 



Day II;] 



THE PSALTER 



[Day 11. 



their days: but I will trust in 
thee. 



€l)c etcucnt!) Dap. Jttatm*. 
PSALM 56. 

BE merciful unto me, 0 God, 
for man would swallow me 
up : he fighting daily oppresseth 
me. 

2 Mine enemies would daily 
swallow me up: for they be 
many that fight against me, 0 
thou Most High. 

3 What time I am afraid: I 
will trust in thee. 

4 In God I will praise his 
word, in God I have put my 
trust : I will not fear what flesh 
can do unto me. 

5 Every day they wrest my 
words : all their thoughts are 
against me for evil. 

6 They gather themselves to- 
gether, they hide themselves : 
they mark my steps, when they 
wait for my soul. 

7 Shall they escape by in- 
iquity : in thine anger cast 
down the people, 0 God. 

8 Thou tellest my wander- 
ings, put thou my tears into 
thv bottle : are they not in thy 
book ? 

9 When I cry unto thee, then 
shall mine enemies turn back : 
this I know, for God is for me. 

10 In God will I praise his 
word : in the Lord will I praise 
his word. 

11 In God have I put my 
trust : I will not be afraid what 
man can do unto me. 

12 Thy vows are upon me, 0 
God : I will render praises unto 
thee. 



13 For thou hast delivered 
my soul from death: wilt not 
thou deliver my feet from fall- 
ing, that I may walk before God 
in the light of the living ? 

PSALM 57. 

BE merciful unto me, 0 God, 
be merciful unto me, for my 
soul trusteth in thee : yea, in 
the shadow of thy wings will I 
make my refuge, until these 
calamities be overpast. 

2 I will cry unto God most 
high : unto God that performeth 
all things for me. 

3 He shall send from heaven, 
and save me from the reproach 
of him that would swallow me 
up : God shall send forth his 
mercy and his truth. 

4 My soul is among lions, 
and I lie even among them that 
are set on fire : even the sons of 
men, whose teeth are spears and 
arrows, and their tongue a 
sharp sword. 

5 Be thou exalted, 0 God, 
above the heavens : let thy glory 
be above all the earth. 

6 They have prepared a net 
for my steps, my soul is bowed 
down: they have digged a pit 
before me, into the midst 
whereof they are fallen them- 
selves. 

7 My heart is fixed, 0 God, 
my heart is fixed : I will sing 
and give praise. 

8 Awake up, my glory, 
awake, psaltery and harp : I 
myself will awake early. 

9 I will praise thee, 0 Lord, 
among the people: I will sing 
unto thee among the nations. 

10 For thy mercy is great 



Day 11. 



THE PSALTER. 



[Day 11. 



unto the heavens : and thy truth 
unto the clouds. 

11 Be thou exalted, 0 God, 
above the heavens : let thy glory 
be above all the earth. 

PSALM 58. 

DO ye indeed speak righteous- 
ness, 0 congregation: do ye 
judge uprightly, 0 ye sons of 
men? 

2 Yea, in heart ye work wick- 
edness: ye weigh the violence 
of your hands in the earth. 

3 The wicked are estranged 
from the womb: they go astray 
as soon as they be born, speak- 
ing lies. 

4 Their poison is like the 
poison of a serpent: they are 
like the deaf adder that stoppeth 
her ear; 

5 Which will not hearken to 
the voice of charmers : charm- 
ing never so wisely. 

6 Break their teeth, 0 God, in 
their mouth : break out the great 
teeth of the young lions, 0 Lord. 

7 Let them melt away as 
waters which run continually : 
when he bendeth his bow to 
shoot his arrows, let them be as 
cut in pieces. 

8 As a snail which melteth, 
let every one of them pass 
away : like the untimely birth 
of a woman, that they may not 
see the sun. 

9 Before your pots can feel 
the thorns: he shall take them 
away as with a whirlwind, both 
living, and in his wrath. 

10 The righteous shall rejoice 
when he seeth the vengeance : 
he shall wash his feet in the 
blood of the wicked. 



11 So that a man shall say, 
Verily, there is a reward for 
the righteous: verily he is a 
God that judgeth in the earth. 

fBicvmti) jDat). Vcspcxs. 
PSALM 59. 

DELIVER me from mine en- 
emies, 0 my God: defend 
me from them that rise up 
against me. 

2 Deliver me from the work- 
ers of iniquity : and save me 
from bloody men. 

3 For, lo, they lie in wait for 
my soul, the mighty are gath- 
ered against me : not for my 
transgression, nor for my sin, 0 
Lord. 

4 They run and prepare 
themselves without my fault : 
awake to help me, and behold. 

5 Thou, therefore, 0 Lord 
God of hosts, the God of Israel, 
awake to visit all the heathen: 
be not merciful to any wicked 
transgressors. 

6 They return at evening: 
they make a noise like a dog, 
and go round about the city. 

7 Behold, they belch out with 
their mouth, swords are in their 
lips : for who, say they, doth 
hear ? 

8 But thou, 0 Lord, shalt 
laugh at them: thou shalt have 
all the heathen in derision. 

9 Because of his strength 
will I wait upon thee : for God 
is my defense. 

10 The God of my mercy shall 
prevent me : God shall let me 
see my desire upon mine en- 
emies. 

11 Slay them not, lest my 



Day 11.] 



THE PSALTER. 



[Day H. 



people forget: scatter them by 
thy power, and bring them 
down, 0 Lord our shield. 

12 For the sin of their mouth 
and the words of their lips let 
them even be taken in their 
pride : and for cursing and 
lying which they speak. 

13 Consume them in wrath, 
consume them, that they may 
not be: and let them know that 
God ruleth in Jacob unto the 
ends of the earth. 

14 And at evening let them 
return : and let them make a 
noise like a dog, and go round 
about the city. 

15 Let them wander up and 
down for meat: and grudge if 
they be not satisfied. 

16 But I will sing of thy 
power, yea, I will sing aloud of 
thy mercy in the morning : for 
thou hast been my defense and 
refuge in the day of my trouble. 

17 Unto thee, 0 my strength, 
will I sing: for God is my de- 
fense, and the God of my mercy. 

PSALM 60. 

0GOD, thou hast cast us off, 
thou hast scattered us, thou 
hast been displeased : 0 turn 
thyself to us again. 

2 Thou hast made the earth 
to tremble: thou hast broken it: 
heal the breaches thereof, for it 
shaketh. 

3 Thou hast shewed thy peo- 
ple hard things : thou hast made 
us to drink the wine of aston- 
ishment. 

4 Thou hast given a banner 
to them that fear thee : that it 
may be displayed because of the 
truth. 



5 That thy beloved may be 
delivered : save with thy right 
hand, and hear me. 

6 God hath spoken in his 
holiness : I will rejoice, I will 
divide Shechem, and mete out 
the valley of Succoth. 

7 Gilead is mine, and Manas- 
seh is mine : Ephraim also is 
the strength of mine head, Ju- 
dah is my lawgiver; 

8 Moab is my washpot, over 
Edom will I cast out my shoe : 
Philistia, triumph thou because 
of me. 

9 Who will bring me into the 
strong city : who will lead me 
into Edom? 

10 Wilt not thou, 0 God, 
which hadst cast us off: and 
thou, 0 God, which didst not go 
out without armies ? 

11 Give us help from trouble: 
for vain is the help of man. 

12 Through God we shall do 
valiantly: for he it is that shall 
tread down our enemies. 

PSALM 61. 

HEAR my cry, 0 God : attend 
unto my prayer. 

2 From the end of the earth 
will I cry unto thee, when my 
heart is overwhelmed : lead me 
to the rock that is higher than I. 

3 For thou hast been a shelter 
for me, and a strong tower from 
the enemy. 

4 I will abide in thy taber- 
nacle for ever : I will trust in 
the covert of thy wings. 

5 For thou, 0 God, hast heard 
my vows : thou hast given me 
the heritage of those that fear 
thy name. 

6 Thou wilt prolong the 



Day 12.] 



THE PSALTER. 



[Day 12. 



king's life : and his years as 
many generations. 

7 He shall abide before God 
for ever: 0 prepare mercy and 
truth, which may preserve him. 

8 So will I sing praise unto 
thy name for ever : that I may 
daily perform my vows. 



PSALM 62. 

TRULY my soul waiteth upon 
God: from him cometh my 
salvation. 

2 He only is my rock and 
my salvation : he is my de- 
fense ; I shall not be greatly 
moved. 

3 How long will ye imagine 
mischief against a man: ye 
shall be slain all of you, as a 
bowing wall shall ye be, and as 
a tottering fence. 

4 They only consult to cast 
him down from his excellency : 
they delight in lies, they bless 
with their mouth, but they curse 
inwardly. 

5 My soul, wait thou only 
upon God, for my expectation is 
from him. 

6 He only is my rock and 
my salvation : he is my defense, 
I shall not be moved. 

7 In God is my salvation and 
my glory : the rock of my 
strength, and my refuge, is in 
God. 

8 Trust in him at all times, ye 
people, pour out your heart be- 
fore him : God is a refuge for us. 

9 Surely men of low degree 
are vanity, and men of high de- 
gree are a lie : to be laid in the 



balance, they are altogether 
lighter than vanity. 

10 Trust not in oppression, 
and become not vain in robbery : 
if riches increase, set not your 
heart upon them. 

11 God hath spoken once, 
twice have I heard this: that 
power belongeth unto God. 

12 Also unto thee, 0 Lord, 
belongeth mercy: for thou ren- 
derest to every man according 
to his work. 

PSALM 63. 

0GOD, thou art my God 
early will I seek thee : my 
soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh 
longeth for thee in a dry and 
thirsty land, where no water is; 

2 To see thy power and thy 
glory : so as I have seen thee in 
the sanctuary. 

3 Because thy lovingkindness 
is better than life : my lips shall 
praise thee. 

4 Thus will I bless thee while 
I live: I will lift up my hands 
in thy name. 

5 My soul shall be satisfied 
as with marrow and fatness: 
and my mouth shall praise thee 
with joyful lips : 

6 When I remember thee 
upon my bed : and meditate on 
thee in the night watches. 

7 Because thou hast been my 
help : therefore in the shadow 
of thy wings will I rejoice. 

8 My soul followeth hard 
after thee : thy right hand up- 
holdeth me. 

9 But those that seek my 
soul, to destroy it: shall go into 
the lower parts of the earth. 

10 They shall fall by the 



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THE PSALTEK. 



Pay 12. 



sword: they shall be a portion 
for foxes. 

11 But the king shall rejoice 
in God. every one that sweareth 
by him shall glory : but the 
mouth of them that speak lies 
shall be stopped. 

PSALM 64. 

HEAPt my voice. 0 God, in my 
prayer : preserve my life 
from fear of the enemy. 

2 Hide me from the secret 
counsel of the wicked : from 
the insurrection of the workers 
of iniquity : 

3 Who whet their tongue like 
a sword : and bend their bows 
to shoot their arrows, even bit- 
ter words : 

4 That they may shoot in se- 
cret at the perfect: suddenly 
do they shoot at him, and fear 
not. 

5 They encourage themselves 
in an evil matter: they com- 
mune of laying snares privily, 
they say, Who shall see them ? 

6 They search out iniquities, 
they accomplish a diligent 
search : both the inward thought 
of every one of them, and the 
heart, is deep. 

7 But God shall shoot at them 
with an arrow : suddenly shall 
they be wounded. 

8 So the}' shall make their 
own tongue to fall upon them- 
selves : all that see them shall 
flee away. 

9 And all men shall fear, and 
shall declare the work of God : 
for they shall wisely consider of 
his doing. 

10 The righteous shall be 
glad in the Lord and shall trust 



in him: and all the upright in 
heart shall glory. 

£lK £u>clftt) jDap. Dcspera. 
PSALM 65. 

PRAISE waiteth for thee. 0 
God, in Zion : and unto thee 
shall the vow be performed. 

2 0 thou that nearest prayer : 
unto thee shall all flesh come. 

3 Iniquities prevail against 
me : as for our transgressions, 
thou shalt purge them away. 

4 Blessed is the man whom 
thou choosest, and causest to 
approach unto thee, that he may 
dwell in thy courts : we shall 
be satisfied with the goodness 
of thy house, even of thy holy 
temple. 

5 By terrible things in right- 
eousness wilt thou answer us. 0 
God of our salvation : who art 
the confidence of all the ends of 
the earth, and of them that are 
afar off upon the sea : 

6 AVhich by his strength set- 
teth fast the mountains : being 
girded with power : 

7 Which stilleth the noise of 
the seas : the noise of their 
waves, and the tumult of the 
people. 

8 They also that dwell in the 
uttermost parts are afraid at 
thy tokens : thou makest the 
outgoings of the morning and 
evening to rejoice. 

9 Thou visitest the earth, and 
waterest it, thou greatly enrich- 
est it with the river of God, 
which is full of water : thou 
preparest them corn, when thou 
hast so provided for it. 



Day 12.] 



THE PSALTER. 



[Day 12. 



10 Thou waterest the ridges 
thereof abundantly, thou settlest 
the furrows thereof: thoumakest 
it soft with showers, thou bless- 
est the springing thereof. 

11 Thou crow nest the year 
with thy goodness : and thy 
paths drop fatness. 

12 They drop upon the pas- 
tures of the wilderness: and the 
little hills rejoice on every side. 

13 The pastures are clothed 
with flocks, the valleys also are 
covered over with corn : they 
shout for joy, they also sing. 

PSALM 66. 

MAKE a joyful noise unto 
God : all ye lands : 

2 Sing forth the honor of his 
name : make his praise glorious. 

3 Say unto God, How terrible 
art thou in thy works : through 
the greatness of thy power shall 
thine enemies submit themselves 
unto thee. 

4 All the earth shall worship 
thee, and shall sing unto thee : 
they shall sing to thy name. 

5 Come and see the works of 
God : he is terrible in his doing 
toward the children of men. 

6 He turned the sea into dry 
land, they went through the 
flood on foot : there did we re- 
joice in him. 

7 He ruleth by his power for 
ever, his eyes behold the na- 
tions : let not the rebellious ex- 
alt themselves. 

8- 0 bless our God, ye people : 
and make the voice of his praise 
to be heard: 

9 Which holdeth our soul in 
life : and suffereth not our feet 
to be moved. 



10 For thou, 0 God, hast 
proved us : thou hast tried us, 
as silver is tried. 

11 Thou broughtest us into the 
net : thou laidst affliction upon 
our loins. 

12 Thou hast caused men to 
ride over our heads, we went 
through fire and through water : 
but thou broughtest us out into 
a wealthy place. 

13 I will go into thy house 
with burnt offerings : I will pay 
thee my vows, 

14 Which my lips have ut- 
tered: and my mouth hath 
spoken when I was in trouble. 

15 I will offer unto thee burnt 
sacrifices of fatlings, with the 
incense of rams: I will offer 
bullocks with goats. 

16 Come and hear, all ye that 
fear God: and I will declare 
what he hath done for my soul. 

17 I cried unto him with my 
mouth : and he was extolled 
with my tongue. 

18 If I regard iniquity in my 
heart : the Lord will not hear me: 

19 But verily God hath heard 
me : he hath attended to the 
voice of my prayer. 

20 Blessed be God, which 
hath not turned away my 
prayer : nor his mercy from me. 

PSALM 67. 

GOD be merciful unto us, and 
bless us : and cause his face 
to shine upon us; 

2 That thy way may be 
known upon earth : thy saving 
health among all nations. 

3 Let the people praise thee, 
0 God : let all the people praise 
thee. 



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THE PSALTER. 



[Day 13. 



4 0 let the nations be -glad 
and sing for joy : for thou shalt 
judge the people righteously, 
and govern the nations upon 
earth. 

o Let the people praise thee, 
0 God : let all the people praise 
thee. 

6 Then shall the earth yield 
her increase : and God, even our 
own God, shall bless us. 

7 God shall bless us : and all 
the ends of the earth shall fear 
him. 



PSALM 68. 

LET God arise, let. his en- 
emies be scattered : let them 
also that hate him nee before 
him. 

2 As smoke is driven away, 
so drive them away : as wax 
melteth before the fire, so let the 
wicked perish at the presence 
of God. 

3 But let the righteous be 
glad, let them rejoice before 
God: yea, let them exceedingly 
rejoice. 

4 Sing unto God, sing praises 
to his name : extol him that 
rideth upon the heavens by his 
name J AH, and rejoice before 
him. 

5 A father of the fatherless, 
and a judge of the widows: is 
God in his holy habitation. 

6 God setteth the solitary in 
families, he bringeth out those 
which are bound with chains : 
but the rebellious dwell in a 
dry land. 

7 0 God, when thou wentest 



forth before thy people: when 
thou didst march through the 
wilderness ; 

8 The earth shook, the heav- 
ens also dropped at the presence 
of God : even Sinai itself was 
moved at the presence of God, 
the God of Israel. 

9 Thou, 0 God, didst send a 
plentiful rain: whereby thou 
didst confirm thine inheritance, 
when it was weary. 

10 Thy congregation hath 
dwelt therein: thou, 0 God, 
hast prepared of thy goodness 
for the poor. 

11 The Lord gave the word: 
great was the company of those 
that published it. 

12 Kings of armies did flee 
apace: and she that tarried at 
home divided the spoil. 

13 Though ye have lain 
among the pots: yet shall ye be 
as the wings of a dove covered 
with silver, and her feathers 
with yellow gold. 

14 When the Almighty scat- 
tered kings in it : it was white 
as snow in Salmon. 

15 The hill of God is as the 
hill of Bashan : a high hill as 
the hill of Bashan. 

16 Why weep ye, ye high 
hills : this is the hill which God 
desireth to dwell in, yea, the 
Lord will dwell in it for ever. 

17 The chariots of God are 
twenty thousand, even thou- 
sands of angels: the Lord is 
among them, as in Sinai, in the 
holy place. 

18 Thou hast ascended on 
high, thou hast led captivity 
captive : thou hast received 
gifts for men, yea, for the rebell- 



Day 13.] 



THE PSALTER. 



[Day 13. 



ious also, that the Lord God 
might dwell among them. 

19 Blessed be the Lord, who 
daily loadeth us with benefits: 
even the God of our salvation. 

20 He that is our God is the 
God of salvation : and unto God 
the Lord belong the issues from 
death. 

21 But God shall wound the 
head of his enemies: and the 
hairy scalp of such a one as 
goeth on still in his trespasses. 

22 The Lord said, I will bring 
again from Bashan: I will 
bring my people again from the 
depths of the sea : 

23 That thy foot may be 
dipped in the blood of thine 
enemies : and the tongue of thy 
dogs in the same. 

24 They have seen thy goings, 
O God: even the goings of my 
God, my King, in the sanctuary. 

25 The singers went before, 
the players on instruments fol- 
lowed after: among them were 
the damsels, playing with tim- 
brels. 

26 Bless ye God in the con- 
gregations : even the Lord, from 
the fountain of Israel. 

27 There is little Benjamin 
with their ruler : the princes of 
Judah and their council, the 
princes of Zebulun, and the 
princes of Naphtali. 

28 Thy God hath commanded 
thy strength : strengthen, 0 
God, that which thou hast 
wrought for us. 

29 Because of thy temple at 
Jerusalem : shall kings bring 
presents unto thee. 

30 Rebuke the company of 
6pearmen, the multitude of the 



bulls, with the calves of the 
people, till every one submit 
himself with pieces of silver: 
scatter thou the people that de- 
light in war. 

31 Princes shall come out of 
Egypt: Ethiopia shall soon 
stretch out her hands unto God. 

32 Sing unto God, ye king- 
doms of the earth: 0 sing 
praises unto the Lord; 

33 To him that rideth upon 
the heavens of heavens, which 
were of old: lo, he doth send 
out his voice, and that a mighty 
voice. 

34 Ascribe ye strength unto 
God: his excellency is over Is- 
rael, and his strength is in the 
clouds. 

35 0 God, thou art terrible 
out of thy holy places : the God 
of Israel is he that giveth 
strength and power unto his 
people. Blessed be God. 

PSALM 69. 

SAVE me, 0 God: for the 
waters are come in unto my 
soul. 

2 I sink in deep mire, where 
there is no standing: I am come 
into deep waters, where the 
floods overflow me. 

3 I am weary of my crying, 
my throat is dried: mine eyes 
fail while I wait for my God. 

4 They that hate me without 
a cause are more than the hairs 
of mine head : they that would 
destroy me, being mine enemies 
wrongfully, are mighty, then I 
restored that which I took not 
away. 



Day 13.] 



THE PSALTER. 



[Day 13. 



5 0 God, thou knowest my 
foolishness : and my sins are 
not hid from thee. 

6 Let not them that wait on 
thee, 0 Lord God of hosts, be 
ashamed for my sake : let not 
those that seek thee be con- 
founded for my sake, 0 God of 
Israel. 

7 Because for thy sake I have 
borne reproach : shame hath 
covered my face. 

8 I am become a stranger 
unto my brethren : and an alien 
unto my mother's children. 

9 For the zeal of thine house 
hath eaten me up : and the re- 
proaches of them that re- 
proached thee are fallen upon 
me. 

10 When I wept, and chast- 
ened my soul with fasting: that 
was to my reproach. 

11 I made sackcloth also my 
garment: and I became a prov- 
erb to them. 

12 They that sit in the gate 
speak against me: and I was 
the song of the drunkards. 

13 But as for me, my prayer 
is unto thee, 0 Lord, in an ac- 
ceptable time : 0 God, in the 
multitude of thy mercy hear 
me, in the truth of thy salva- 
tion. 

14 Deliver me out of the 
mire, and let me not sink: let 
me be delivered from them that 
hate me, and out of the deep 
waters. 

15 Let not the waterflood 
overflow me, neither let the deep 
swallow me up : and let not the 
pit shut her mouth upon me. 

16 Hear me, 0 Lord, for thy 
lovingkindness is good: turn 



unto me according to the multi- 
tude of thy tender mercies. 

17 And hide not thy face 
from thy servant: for I am in 
trouble, hear me speedily. 

18 Draw nigh unto my eoul, 
and redeem it : deliver me be- 
cause of mine enemies. 

19 Thou hast known my re- 
proach, and my shame, and my 
dishonor: mine adversaries are 
all before thee. 

20 Reproach hath broken my 
heart, and I am full of heavi- 
ness : and I looked for some to 
take pity, but there was none, 
and for comforters, but I found 
none. 

21 They gave me also gall for 
my meat: and in my thirst they 
gave me vinegar to drink. 

22 Let their table become a 
snare before them : and that 
which should have been for 
their welfare, let it become a 
trap. 

23 Let their eyes be dark- 
ened that they see not: and 
make their loins continually to 

shake. 

24 Pour out thine indigna- 
tion upon them ; and let thy 
wrathful anger take hold of 
them. 

25 Let their habitation be 
desolate: and let none dwell in 
their tents. 

26 For they persecute him 
whom thou hast smitten: and 
they talk to the grief of those 
whom thou hast wounded. 

27 Add iniquity unto their 
iniquity: and let them not come 
into thy righteousness. 

28 Let Them be blotted out 
of the book of the living: and 



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THE PSALTER. 



[Day 14. 



not be written with the right- 
eous. 

29 But I am poor and sor- 
rowful: let thy salvation, 0 
God, set me up on high. 

30 I will praise the name of 
God with a song : and will mag- 
nify him with thanksgiving. 

31 This also shall please the 
Lord : better than an ox or bul- 
lock that hath horns and hoofs. 

32 The humble shall see this, 
and be glad : and your heart 
shall live that seek God. 

33 For the Lord heareth the 
poor: and despiseth not his 
prisoners. 

34 Let the heaven and earth 
praise him : the seas, and every 
thing that moveth therein. 

35 For God will save Zion, 
and will build the cities of 
Judah: that they may dwell 
there, and have it in possession. 

36 The seed also of his serv- 
ants shall inherit it: and they 
that love his name shall dwell 
therein. 

PSALM 70. 

MAKE haste, 0 God, to deliver 
me : make haste to help me, 
0 Lord. 

2 Let them be ashamed and 
confounded that seek after my 
soul : let them, be turned back- 
Ward, and put to confusion, 
that desire my hurt. 

3 Let them be turned back 
for a reward of their shame : 
that say, Aha, aha. 

4 Let all those that seek thee 
rejoice and be glad in thee : and 
let such as iove thy salvation 
say continually, Let God be 
magnified. 



5 But I am poor and needy, 
make haste unto me, 0 God: 
thou art my help and my de- 
liverer, 0 Lord, make no tar- 
rying. 



&\)t lourtmttt) JPat). iBathnj. 
PSALM 71. 

IN thee, 0 Lord, do I put my 
trust: let me never be put 
to confusion. 

2 Deliver me in thy right- 
eousness, and cause me to es- 
cape : incline thine ear unto 
me, and save me. 

3 Be thou my strong habita- 
tion, whereunto I may continu- 
ally resort: thou hast given 
commandments to save me, for 
thou art my rock and my for- 
tress. 

4 Deliver me, 0 my God, out 
of the hand of the wicked : out 
of the hand of the unrighteous 
and cruel man. 

5 For thou art my hope, 0 
Lord God : thou art my trust 
from my youth. 

6 By thee have I been holden 
up from the womb, thou art he 
that took me out of my mother's 
bowels : my praise shall be con- 
tinually of thee. 

7 I am as a wonder unto 
many : but thou art my strong 
refuge. 

8 Let my mouth be filled with 
thy praise : and with thy honor 
all the day. 

9 Cast me not olf in the time 
of old age: forsake me not 
when my strength faileth. 

10 For mine enemies speak 
against me: and they that lay 



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wait for my soul take counsel 
together, 

11 Saying, God hath forsaken 
him, persecute and take him : 
for there is none to deliver him. 

12 0 God, be not far from 
me : 0 my God, make haste for 
my help. 

18 Let them be confounded 
and consumed that are adver- 
saries to my soul: let them be 
covered with reproach and dis- 
honor that seek my hurt. 

14 But I will hope continu- 
ally : and will yet praise thee 
more and more. 

15 My mouth shall shew forth 
thy righteousness and thy sal- 
vation all the day : for I know 
not the numbers thereof; 

16 I will go in the strength 
of the Lord God : I will make 
mention of thy righteousness, 
even of thine only. 

17 0 God, thou hast taught 
me from my youth: and hith- 
erto have I declared thy won- 
drous works. 

18 Now also when I am old 
and grayheaded, 0 God, forsake 
me not: until I have shewed 
thy strength unto this genera- 
tion, and thy power to every 
one that is to come. 

19 Thy righteousness also, 0 
God, is very high, who hast done 
great things : 0 God, who is like 
unto thee ! 

20 Thou, which hast shewed 
me great and sore troubles, 
shalt quicken me again : and 
shalt bring me up again from 
the depths of the earth. 

21 Thou shalt. increase my 
greatness : and comfort me on 
every side. 



22 I will also praise thee with 
the psaltery, even thy truth, O 
my God : unto thee will I sing 
with the harp, 0 thou Holy One 
of Israel. 

23 My lips shall greatly re- 
joice when I sing unto thee : 
and my soul, which thou hast 
redeemed. 

24 My tongue also shall talk 
of thy righteousness all the day 
long: for they are confounded, 
for they are brought unto 
shame, that seek my hurt. 

PSALM 72. 

GIVE the king thy judgments, 
0 God: and thy righteous- 
ness unto the king's son. 

2 He shall judge thy people 
with righteousness : and thy 
poor with judgment. 

3 The mountains shall bring 
peace to the people: and the 
little hills, by righteousness. 

4 He shall judge the poor of 
the people : he shall save the 
children of the needy, and shall 
break in pieces the oppressor. 

5 They shall fear thee as long 
as the sun and moon endure: 
throughout all generations. 

6 He shall come down like 
rain upon the mown grass : as 
showers that water the earth. 

7 In his days shall the right- 
eous flourish: and abundance 
of peace so long as the moon 
endure th. 

8 He shall have dominion also 
from sea to sea : and from the 
river unto the ends of the earth. 

9 They that dwell in the 
wilderness shall bow before 
him : and his enemies shall link 
the dust. 

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10 The kings of Tarshish and 
of the isles shall bring pres- 
ents : the kings of Sheba and 
Seba shall offer gifts. 

11 Yea, all kings shall fall 
down before him : all nations 
shall serve him. 

12 For he shall deliver the 
needy, when he crieth : the poor 
also, and him that hath no 
helper. 

13 He shall spare the poor 
and needy: and shall save the 
souls of the needy. 

14 He shall redeem their soul 
from deceit and violence: and 
precious shall their blood be in 
his sight. 

15 And he shall live, and to 
him shall be given of the gold 
of Sheba : prayer also shall be 
made for him continually, and 
daily shall he be praised. 

16 There shall be a handful 
of corn in the earth upon the 
top of the mountains : the fruit 
thereof shall shake like Leb- 
anon, and they of the city 
shall flourish like grass of the 
earth. 

17 His name shall endure for 
ever, his name shall be con- 
tinued as long as the sun; 
and men shall be blessed in 
him, all nations shall call him 
blessed. 

18 Blessed be the Lord God, 
the God of Israel: who only 
doeth wondrous things. 

19 And blessed be his glori- 
ous name for ever: and let the 
whole earth be filled with his 
glory. Amen and Amen. 

20 The prayers of David : the 
son of Jesse are ended. 



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PSALM 73. 

TRULY God is good to Israel: 
even to such as are of a 
clean heart. 

2 But as for me, my feet were 
almost gone : my steps had well 
nigh slipped. 

3 For I was envious at the 
foolish : when I saw the pros- 
perity of the wicked. 

4 For there are no bands in 
their death : but their strength 
is firm. 

5 They are not in trouble as 
other men: neither are they 
plagued like other men. 

6 Therefore pride compasseth 
them about as a chain : violence 
covereth them as a garment. 

7 Their eyes stand out with 
fatness : they have more than 
heart could wish. 

8 They are corrupt, and 
speak wickedly concerning op- 
pression : they speak loftily. 

9 They set their mouth against 
the heavens : and their tongue 
walketh through the earth. 

10 Therefore his people re- 
turn hither: and waters of a 
full cup are wrung out to them. 

11 And they say, How doth 
God know: and is there knowl- 
edge in the Most High? 

12 Behold, these are the un- 
godly, who prosper in the world: 
they increase in riches. 

13 Verily I have cleansed my 
heart in vain : and washed my 
hands in innocency. 

14 For all the day long have 
I been plagued : and chastened 
every morning. 

15 If I say, I will speak 



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thus: behold, I should offend 
against the generation of thy 
children. 

16 When I thought to know 
this: it was too painful for me; 

17 Until I went into the 
sanctuary of God: then under- 
stood I their end. 

18 Surely thou didst set them 
in slippery places: thou cast- 
edst them down into destruc- 
tion. 

19 How are they brought into 
desolation, as in a moment: 
they are utterly consumed with 
terrors. 

20 As a dream when one 
awaketh : so, 0 Lord, when thou 
awakest, thou shalt despise their 
image. 

21 Thus my heart was 
grieved : and I was pricked in 
my reins. 

22 So foolish was I, and ig- 
norant: I was as a beast before 
thee. 

23 Nevertheless I am contin- 
ally with thee : thou hast holden 
me by my right hand. 

24 Thou shalt guide me with 
thy counsel : and afterward re- 
ceive me to gloiw. 

25 Whom have I in heaven 
but thee : and there is none 
upon earth that I desire besides 
thee. 

26 My flesh and my heart 
faileth : but God is the strength 
of my heart, and my portion for 
ever. 

27 For, lo, they that are far 
from thee shall perish: thou 
hast destroyed all them that go 
a whoring from thee. 

28 But it is good for me to 
draw near to God : I have put 



my trust in the Lord God, that 
I may declare all thy works. 

PSALM 74. 

0GOD, why hast thou cast us 
off for ever : why doth thine 
anger smoke against the sheep 
of thy pasture? 

2 Remember thy congrega- 
tion, which thou hast purchased 
of old : the rod of thine in- 
heritance, which thou hast re- 
deemed, this mount Zion, 
wherein thou hast dwelt. 

3 Lift up thy feet unto the 
perpetual desolations: even all 
that the enemy hath done wick- 
edly in the sanctuary. 

4 Thine enemies roar in the 
midst of thy congregations : 
they set up their ensigns for 
signs. 

5 A man was famous : ac- 
cording as he had lifted up 
axes upon the thick trees. 

6 But now they break down 
the carved work thereof : at 
once with axes and hammers. 

7 They have cast fire into thy 
sanctuary : they have defiled by 
casting down the dwelling-place 
of thy name to the ground. 

8 They said in their hearts, 
Let us destroy them together : 
they have burned up all the 
synagogues of God in the 
land. 

9 We see not our signs, there 
is no more any prophet : neither 
is there among us any that 
knoweth how long. 

10 0 God, how long shall the 
adversary reproach : shall the 
enemy blaspheme thy name for 
ever? 

11 Why withdrawest thou thy 



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hand, even thy right hand: 
pluck it out of thy bosom. 

12 For God is my King of 
old : working salvation in the 
midst of the earth. 

13 Thou didst divide the sea 
by thy strength : thou brakest 
the heads of the dragons in the 
waters. 

14 Thou brakest the head 
of leviathan in pieces: and 
gavest him to be meat to the 
people inhabiting the wilder- 
ness. 

15 Thou didst cleave the 
fountain and the flood : thou 
driedst up mighty rivers. 

16 The day is thine, and the 
night also is thine: thou hast 
prepared the light and the 
sun. 

17 Thou hast set all the bor- 
ders of the earth : thou hast 
made summer and winter. 

18 Remember this, that the 
enemy hath reproached, 0 Lord: 
and that the foolish people have 
blasphemed thy name. 

19 0 deliver not the soul of 
thy turtledove unto the multi- 
tude of the wicked : forget not 
the congregation of thy poor 
for ever. 

20 Have respect unto the 
covenant : for the dark places 
of the earth are full of the 
habitations of cruelty. 

21 0 let not the oppressed 
return ashamed : let the - poor 
and needy praise thy name. 

22 Arise, 0 God, plead thine 
own cause: remember how the 
foolish man reproacheth thee 
daily. 

23 Forget not the voice of 
thine enemies : the tumult of 



those that rise up against thee 
increaseth continually. 

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PSALM 75. 

UNTO thee, 0 God, do we give 
thanks, unto thee do we 
give thanks : for that thy name 
is near thy wondrous works 
declare. 

2 When I shall receive the 
congregation: I will judge up- 
rightly. 

3 The earth and all the in- 
habitants thereof are dissolved: 
I bear up the pillars of it. 

4 I said unto the fools, Deal 
not foolishly: and to the wicked, 
Lift not up the horn : 

5 Lift not up your horn on 
high: speak not with a stiff 
neck. 

6 For promotion cometh nei- 
ther from the east : nor from the 
west, nor from the south. 

7 But God is the judge: he 
putteth down one, and setteth 
up another. 

8 For in the hand of the Lord 
there is a cup, and the wine is 
red; it is full of mixture, and 
he poureth out of the same: but 
the dregs thereof, all the wicked 
of the earth shall wring them 
out, and drink them. 

9 But I will declare for ever: 
I will sing praises to the God of 
Jacob. 

10 All the horns of the wicked 
also will I cut off: but the horns 
of the righteous shall be exalted. 

PSALM 76. 

IN Judah is God known : his 
name is great in Israel. 



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[Day 15. 



2 In Salem also is his taber- 
nacle: and his dwelling-place 
in Zion. 

3 There brake he the arrows 
of the bow : the shield, and the 
sword, and the battle. 

4 Thou art more glorious and 
excellent: than the mountains 
of prey. 

5 The stou thearted are spoiled, 
they have slept their sleep : and 
none of the men of might have 
found their hands. 

6 At thy rebuke, 0 God of 
Jacob: both the chariot and 
horse are cast into a dead sleep. 

7 Thou, even thou, art to be 
feared : and who may stand in 
thy sight when once thou art 
angry? 

8 Thou didst cause judgment 
to be heard from heaven : the 
earth feared, and was still, 

9 When God arose to judg- 
ment : to save all the meek of 
the earth. 

10 Surely the wrath of man 
shall praise thee : the remainder 
of wrath shalt thou restrain. 

11 Vow, and pay unto the 
Lord your God : let all that be 
round about him bring presents 
unto him that ought to be 
feared. 

12 He shall cut off the spirit 
of princes: he is terrible to the 
kings of the earth. 

PSALM 77. 

I CRIED unto God with my 
voice, even unto God with my 
voice : and he gave ear unto me. 

2 In the day of my trouble I 
sought the Lord : my sore ran 
in the night, and ceased not, my 
soul refused to be comforted. 



3 I remembered God, and was 
troubled : I complained, and 
my spirit was overwhelmed. 

4 Thou holdest mine eyes 
waking : I am so troubled that 
I can not speak. 

5 I have considered the days 
of old : the years of ancient 
times. 

6 I call to remembrance my 
song in the night : I commune 
with mine own heart, and my 
spirit made diligent search. 

7 Will the Lord cast off for 
ever : and will he be favorable 
no more? 

8 Is his mercy clean gone for 
ever : doth his promise fail for 
evermore? 

9 Hath God forgotten to be 
gracious: hath he in anger shut 
up his tender mercies? 

10 And I said, This is my in- 
firmity : but I will remember 
the years of the right hand of 
the Most High. 

11 I will remember the works 
of the Lord: surely I will re- 
member thy wonders of old. 

12 I will meditate also of all 
thy work: and talk of thy 
doings. 

13 Thy way, 0 God, is in the 
sanctuary : who is so great a 
God as our God? 

14 Thou art the God that 
doest wonders : thou hast de- 
clared thy strength among the 
people. 

15 Thou hast with thine arm 
redeemed thy people : the sons 
of Jacob and Joseph. 

16 The waters saw thee. 0 
God, the waters saw thee, they 
were afraid: the depths also 
were troubled. 



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17 The clouds poured out 
water, the skies sent out a 
sound: thine arrows also went 
abroad. 

18 The voice of thy thunder 
was in the heaven, the light- 
nings lightened the world : the 
earth trembled and shook. 

19 Thy way is in the sea, and 
thy path in the great waters : 
and thy footsteps are not known. 

20 Thou leddest thy people 
like a flock: by the hand of 
Moses and Aaron. 



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PSALM 78. 

GIVE ear, 0 my people, to my 
law: incline your ears to 
the words of my mouth. 

2 I will open my mouth in a 
parable : I will utter dark say- 
ings of old : 

3 Which we have heard and 
known: and our fathers have 
told us. 

4 We will not hide them from 
their children: shewing to the 
generation to come the praises 
of the Lord, and his strength, 
and his wonderful works that 
he hath done. 

5 For he established a testi- 
mony in Jacob, and appointed a 
law in Israel, which he com- 
manded our fathers, that they 
should make them known to, 
their children : 

6 That the generation to come 
might know them, even the 
children which should be born: 
who should arise and declare 
them to their children: 

7 That they might set their 
hope in God : and not forget the 



works of God: but keep his 
commandments : 

8 And might not be as their 
fathers, a stubborn and rebell- 
ious generation : a generation 
that set not their heart aright, 
and whose spirit was not stead- 
fast with God. 

9 The children of Ephraim, 
being armed, and carrying 
bows: turned back in the day 
of battle. 

10 They kept not the cove- 
nant of God: and refused to 
walk in his law ; 

11 And forgat his works: 
and his wonders that he had 
shewed them. 

12 Marvellous things did he 
in the sight of their fathers: in 
the land of Egypt, in the field 
of Zoan. 

13 He divided the sea, and 
caused them to pass through : 
and he made the waters to stand 
as a heap. 

14 In the daytime also he led 
them with a cloud : and all the 
night with a light of fire. 

15 He clave the rocks in the 
wilderness : and gave them 
drink as out of the great depths. 

16 He brought streams also 
out of the rock: and caused 
waters to run down like rivers. 

17 And they sinned yet more 
against him : by provoking the 
Most High in the wilderness. 

18 And they tempted God in 
their heart: by asking meat for 
their lust. 

19 Yea, they spake against 
God : they said, Can God fur- 
nish a table in the wilderness? 

20 Behold, he smote the rock, 
that the waters gushed out, and 



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[Day 15. 



the streams overflowed : can he 
give bread also, can he provide 
flesh for his people ? 

21 Therefore the Lord heard 
this, and was wroth: so a fire 
was kindled against Jacob, and 
anger also came up against Is- 
rael ; 

22 Because they believed not 
in God : and trusted not in his 
salvation : 

23 Though he had commanded 
the clouds from above : and 
opened the doors of heaven, 

24 And had rained down 
manna upon them to eat: and 
had given them of the corn of 
heaven. 

25 Man did eat angels' food : 
he sent them meat to the full. 

26 He caused an east wind to 
blow in the heaven : and by his 
power he brought in the south 
wind. 

27 He rained flesh also upon 
them as dust: and feathered 
fowls like as the sand of the sea : 

28 And he let it fall in the 
midst of their camp : round 
about their habitations. 

29 So they did eat, and were 
well filled : for he gave them 
their own desire ; 

30 They were not estranged 
from their lust : but while their 
meat was yet in their mouths, 

31 The wrath of God came 
upon them, and slew the fattest 
of them : and smote down the 
chosen men of Israel. 

32 For all this they sinned 
still : and believed not for his 
wondrous works. 

33 Therefore their days did 
he consume in vanity : and their 
years in trouble. 



34 When he slew them, then 
they sought him : and they re- 
turned and inquired early after 
God. 

35 And they remembered that 
God was their Rock: and the 
high God their Redeemer. 

36 Nevertheless they did flat- 
ter him with their mouth : and 
they lied unto him with their 
tongues. 

37 For their heart was not 
right with him : neither were 
they steadfast in his covenant. 

38 But he, being full of com- 
passion, forgave their iniquity, 
and destroyed them not : yea, 
many a time turned he his an- 
ger away, and did not stir up 
all his wrath. 

39 For he remembered that 
they were but flesh: a wind 
that passeth away, and cometh 
not again. 

40 How oft did they provoke 
him in the wilderness : and 
grieve him in the desert ! 

41 Yea, they turned back and 
tempted God : and limited the 
Holy One of Israel. 

42 They remembered not his 
hand : nor the day when he de- 
livered them from the enemy : 

43 How he had wrought his 
signs in Egypt : and his won- 
ders in the field of Zoan : 

44 And had turned their 
rivers into blood : and their 
floods, that they could not drink. 

45 He sent divers sorts of 
flies among them, which de- 
voured them : and frogs, which 
destroyed them. 

46 He gave also their in- 
crease unto the caterpillar : and 
their labor unto the locust. 



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47 He destroyed their vines 
with hail: and their sycamore 
trees with frost. 

48 He gave up their cattle 
also to the hail : and their flocks 
to hot thunderbolts. 

49 He cast upon them the 
fierceness of his anger, wrath, 
indignation, and trouble : by 
sending evil angels among 
them. 

50 He made a way to his an- 
ger: he spared not their soul 
from death, but gave their life 
over to the pestilence ; 

51 And smote all the first- 
born in Egypt: the chief of 
their strength in the taberna- 
cles of Ham : 

52 But made his own people 
to go forth like sheep : and 
guided them in the wilderness 
like a flock. 

53 And he led them on safely, 
so that they feared not: but the 
sea overwhelmed their enemies. 

54 And he brought them to 
the border of his sanctuary: 
even to this mountain, which his 
right hand had purchased. 

55 He cast out the heathen 
also before them, and divided 
them an inheritance by line: 
and made the tribes of Israel to 
dwell in their tents. 

56 Yet they tempted and pro- 
voked the most high God: and 
kept not his testimonies : 

57 But turned back, and dealt 
unfaithfully, like their fathers: 
they were turned aside like a 
deceitful bow. 

58 For they provoked him to 
anger with their high places: 
and moved him to jealousy with 
their graven images. 



59 When God heard this, he 
was wroth: and greatly ab- 
horred Israel : 

60 So that he forsooK the tab- 
ernacle of Shiloh: the tent which 
he placed among men ; 

61 And delivered his strength 
into captivity : and his glory 
into the enemy's hand. 

62 He gave his people over 
also unto the sword : and was 
wroth with his inheritance. 

63 The fire consumed their 
young men: and their maidens 
were not given to marriage. 

64 Their priests fell by the 
sword: and their widows made 
no lamentation. 

65 Then the Lord awaked, as 
one out of sleep: and like a 
mighty man that shouteth by 
reason of wine. 

66 And he smote his enemies 
in the hinder parts : he put 
them to a perpetual reproach. 

67 Moreover he refused the 
tabernacle of Joseph: and chose 
not the tribe of Ephraim : 

68 But chose the tribe of Ju- 
dah: the mount Zion which he 
loved. 

69 And he built his sanctuary 
like high palaces : like the earth 
which he hath established for 
ever. 

70 He chose David also his 
servant: and took him from the 
sheepfolds : 

71 From following the ewes 
great with young : he brought 
him to feed Jacob, his people, 
and Israel, his inheritance. 

72 So he fed them according 
to the integrity of his heart : 
and guided them by the skill- 
fulness of his hands. 



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fyt <&irfcmttj Day. Matins. 

PSALM 79. 

0GOD,the heathen are come in- 
to thine inheritance : thy ho- 
ly temple have they defiled, they 
have laid Jerusalem on heaps. 

2 The dead bodies of thy serv- 
ants have they given to be meat 
unto the fowls of the heaven: 
the flesh of thy saints unto the 
beasts of the earth. 

3 Their blood have they shed 
like water round about Jerusa- 
lem : and there was none to bury 
them. 

4 We are become a reproach 
to our neighbors : a scorn and 
derision to them that are round 
about us. 

5 How long, Lord, wilt thou 
be angry for ever: shall thy 
jealousy burn like fire ? 

6 Pour out thy wrath upon 
the heathen that have not known 
thee: and upon the kingdoms 
that have not called upon thy 
name. 

7 For they have devoured Ja- 
cob: and laid waste his dwell- 
ing place. 

8 0 remember not against us 
former iniquities : let thy tender 
mercies speedily prevent us, for 
we are brought very low. 

9 Help us, 0 God of our sal- 
vation, for the glory of thy 
name : and deliver us, and 
purge away our sins, for thy 
name's sake. 

10 Wherefore should the hea- 
then say, Where is their God? 
let him be known among the 
heathen in our sight by the 
revenging of the blood of thy 
servants which is shed. 



11 Let the sighing of the pris- 
oner come before thee: accord- 
ing to the greatness of thy 
power preserve thou those that 
are appointed to die; 

12 And render unto our 
neighbors sevenfold into their 
bosom their reproach: where- 
with they have reproached thee, 
0 Lord. 

13 So we thy people and 
sheep of thy pasture will give 
thee thanks for ever: we will 
shew forth thy praise to all 
generations. 

PSALM 80. 

GIVE ear, 0 Shepherd of Israel, 
thou that leadest Joseph like 
a flock: thou that dwellest be- 
tween the cherubim, shine forth. 

2 Before Ephraim and Benja- 
min and Manasseh : stir up thy 
strength, and come and save us. 

3 Turn us again, 0 God, and 
cause thy face to shine : and we 
shall be saved. 

4 0 Lord God of hosts: how 
long wilt thou be angry against 
the prayer of thy people ? 

5 Thou feedest them with the 
bread of tears : and givest them 
tears to drink in great measure. 

6 Thou makest us a strife unto 
our neighbors : and our enemies 
laugh among themselves- 

7 Turn us again, 0 God of 
hosts, and cause thy face to 
shine : and we shall be saved. 

8 Thou hast brought a vine 
out of Egypt: thou hast cast out 
the heathen, and planted it. 

9 Thou preparedst room be- 
fore it : and didst cause it to 
take deep root, and it filled the 
land. 



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10 The hills were covered 
with the shadow of it: and the 
boughs thereof were like the 
goodly cedars. 

11 She sent out. her boughs 
unto the sea : and her branches 
unto the river. 

12 Why hast thou then bro- 
ken down her hedges : so that 
all they which pass by the way 
do pluck her? 

13 The boar out of the wood 
doth waste it: and the wild 
beast of the field doth devour it. 

14 Return, we beseech thee, 
0 God of hosts : look down from 
heaven, and behold, and visit 
this vine; 

15 And the vineyard which 
thy right hand hath planted: 
and the branch that thou madest 
Strong for thyself. 

16 It is burned with fire, it is 
cut down : they perish at the 
rebuke of thy countenance. 

17 Let thy hand be upon the 
man of thy right hand: upon 
the son of man whom thou 
madest strong for thyself. 

18 So will not we go back 
from thee: quicken us, and we 
will call upon thy name. 

19 Turn us again, 0 Lord 
God of hosts, cause thy face to 
shine : and we shall be saved. 

PSALM 81. 

SING- aloud unto God our 
strength: make a joyful 
noise unto the God of Jacob. 

2 Take a psalm, and bring 
hither the timbrel : the pleasant 
harp with the psaltery. 

3 Blow up the trumpet in the 
new moon : in the time ap- 
pointed, on our solemn feast, day. 



4 For this was a statute for 
Israel : and a law of the God of 
Jacob. 

5 This he ordained in Joseph 
for a testimony, when he went 
out through the land of Egypt : 
where I heard a language that 
I understood not. 

6 I removed his shoulder 
from the burden : his hands 
were delivered from the pots. 

7 Thou calledst in trouble, 
and I delivered thee : I an- 
swered thee in the secret place 
of thunder; I proved thee at the 
waters of Meribah. 

8 Hear, 0 my people, and I 
will testify unto thee : 0 Israel, 
if thou wilt hearken unto me; 

9 There shall no strange god 
be in thee: neither shalt thou 
worship any strange god. 

10 I am the Lord thy God, 
which brought thee out of the 
land of Egypt: open thy mouth 
wide, and I will fill it. 

11 But my people would not 
hearken to my voice : and Israel 
would none of me. 

12 So I gave them up unto 
their own hearts' lust: and they 
walked in their own counsels. 

13 Oh that my people had 
hearkened unto me: and Israel 
had walked in my ways ! 

14 I should soon have subdued 
their enemies : and turned my 
hand against, their adversaries. 

15 The haters of the Lord 
mould have submitted them- 
selves unto him : but their time 
should have endured for ever. 

16 He should have fed them 
also with the finest of the wheat: 
and with honey out of the rock 
should I have satisfied thee. 



Day 16.] 



THE PSALTER. 



[Day 16. 



PSALM 82. 

GOD standeth in the congre- 
gation of the mighty : he 
judgeth among the gods. 

2 How long will ye judge un- 
justly : and accept the persons 
of the wicked? 

3 Defend the poor and father- 
less: do justice to the afflicted 
and needy. 

4 Deliver the poor and needy : 
rid them out of the hand of the 
wicked. 

5 They know not, neither 
will they understand: they 
walk on in darkness: all the 
foundations of the earth are out 
of course. 

6 I have said Ye are Gods : 
and all of you are children of 
the Most High. 

7 But ye shall die like men : 
and fall like one of the princes. 

8 Arise, 0 God, judge the 
earth : for thou shalt inherit all 
nations. 

PSALM 83. 

KEEP not thou silence, 0 God : 
hold not thy peace, and be 
not still, 0 God. 

2 For lo, thine enemies make 
a tumult : and they that hate 
thee have lifted up the head. 

3 They have taken crafty 
counsel against thy people : and 
consulted against thy hidden 
ones. 

4 They have said, Come, and 
let us cut them off from being a 
nation: that the name of Israel 
may be no more in remem- 
brance. 



5 For they have consulted 
together with one consent: they 
are confederate against thee : 

6 The tabernacles of Edom, 
and the Ishmaelites : of Moab, 
and the Hagarenes; 

7 Gebal, and Ammon, and 
Amalek : the Philistines, with 
the inhabitants of Tyre; 

8 Assur also is joined with 
them : they have holpen the 
children of Lot. 

9 Do unto them as unto the 
Midianites : as to Sisera, as to 
Jabin, at the brook of Kison : 

10 Which perished at Endor: 
they became as dung for the 
earth. 

11 Make their nobles like 
Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all 
their princes as Zebah, and as 
Zalmunna : 

12 Who said, Let us take to 
ourselves : the houses of God in 
possession. 

13 0 my God, make them like 
a wheel: as the stubble before 
the wind. 

14 As the fire burnetii a 
wood : and as the flames setteth 
the mountains on fire ; 

15 So persecute them with thy 
tempest : and make them afraid 
with thy storm. 

16 Fill their faces with 
shame : that they may seek thy 
name, 0 Lord. 

17 Let them be counfounded 
and troubled for ever: yea, let 
them be put to shame, and 
perish : 

18 That men may know that 
thou, whose name alone is Jeho- 
vah : art the Most High over all 
the earth. 



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Day 16.] 



THE PSALTER. 



[Day 16. 



PSALM 84. 




OW amiable are thy taber- 
nacles : 0 Lord of hosts ! 



2 My soul longeth, yea, even 
fainteth for the courts of the 
Lord : my heart and my flesh 
crieth out for the living God. 

3 Yea, the sparrow hath found 
a house, and the swallow a nest 
for herself, where she may lay 
her young : even thine altars, 0 
Lord of hosts, my King, and my 
God. 

4 Blessed are they that dwell 
in thy house : they will be still 
praising thee. 

5 Blessed is the man whose 
strength is in thee: in whose 
heart are the ways of them. 

6 Who passing through the 
valley of Baca make it a well : 
the rain also filleth the pools. 

7 They go from strength to 
strength : every one of them in 
Zion appeareth before God. 

8 0 Lord God of hosts, hear 
my prayer : give ear, 0 God of 
Jacob. 

9 Behold, 0 God, our shield: 
and look upon the face of thine 
anointed. 

10 For a day in thy courts is 
better than a thousand : I had 
rather be a doorkeeper in the 
house of my God, than to dwell 
in the tents of wickedness. 

11 For the Lord God is a sun 
and shield, the Lord will give 
grace and glory : no good thing 
will he withhold from them that 
walk uprightly. 

12 0 Lord of hosts: blessed 
is the man that trusteth in 
thee. 



PSALM 85. 

LORD, thou hast been favorable 
unto thy land: thou hast 
brought back the captivity of 
Jacob. 

2 Thou hast forgiven the in- 
iquity of thy people: thou hast 
covered all their sin. 

3 Thou hast taken away all 
thy wrath: thou hast turned 
thyself from the fierceness of 
thine anger. 

4 Turn us, 0 God of our sal- 
vation : and cause thine anger 
toward us to cease. 

5 Wilt thou be angry with us 
for ever: wilt thou draw out 
thine anger to all genera- 
tions? 

6 Wilt thou not revive us 
again : that thy people may re- 
joice in thee? 

7 Shew us thy mercy, 0 Lord: 
and grant us thy salvation. 

8 I will hear what God the 
Lord will speak : for he will 
speak peace unto his people, 
and to his saints, but let them 
not turn again to folly. 

9 Surely his salvation is nigh 
them that fear him : that glory 
may dwell in our land. 

10 Mercy and truth are met 
together : righteousness and 
peace have kissed each other. 

11 Truth shall spring out of 
the earth : and righteousness 
shall look down from heaven. 

12 Yea, the Lord shall give 
that which is good : and our 
land shall yield her increase. 

13 Righteousness shall go be- 
fore him : and shall set us in 
the way of his steps. 



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Day 17.] 



THE PSALTER. 



[Bay 17. 



€lje <$ct»mtwiit'ij jDcti). Matins. 
PSALM 86. 

BOW down thine ear, 0 Lord, 
hear me : for I am poor and 
needy. 

2 Preserve my soul, for I 
am holy : 0 thou, my God, save 
thy servant that trusteth in 
thee. 

3 Be merciful unto me, 0 
Lord : for I cry unto thee daily. 

4 Rejoice the soul of thy 
servant : for unto thee, 0 Lord, 
do I lift up my soul. 

5 For thou, Lord, art good, 
and ready to forgive: and plen- 
teous in mercy unto all them 
that call upon thee. 

6 Give ear, 0 Lord, unto my 
prayer: and attend to the voice 
of my supplications. 

7 In the day of my trouble I 
will call upon thee : for thou 
wilt answer me. 

8 Among the gods there is 
none like unto thee, 0 Lord : 
neither are there any works like 
unto thy works. 

9 All nations whom thou hast 
made shall come and worship 
before thee, 0 Lord: and shall 
glorify thy name. 

10 For thou art great, and 
doest wondrous things : thou art 
[God alone. 

11 Teach me thy way, 0 
Lord, I will walk in thy truth : 
unite my heart to fear thy 
name. 

lil I will praise thee, 0 Lord 
my God, with all my heart: and 
I will glorify thy name for ever- 
more. 

13 For great is thy mercy to- 
ward me; and thou hast deliv- 



ered my soul from the lowest 
hell. 

14 0 God, the proud are risen 
against me, and the assemblies 
of violent men have sought after 
my soul: and have not set thee 
before them. 

15 But thou, 0 Lord, art a 
God full of compassion, and 
gracious: long-suffering, and 
plenteous in mercy and truth. 

16 0 turn unto me, and have 
mercy upon me : give thy 
strength unto thy servant, and 
save the son of thine hand- 
maid. 

17 Shew me a token for good, 
that they which hate me may 
see it, and be ashamed : because 
thou, Lord, hast holpen me, and 
comforted me. 

PSALM 87. 

HIS foundation is in the holy 
mountains. 

2 The Lord loveth the gates 
of Zion : more than all the 
dwellings of Jacob. 

3 Glorious things are spoken: 
of thee, 0 city of God. 

4 I will make mention of Ra- 
hab and Babylon to them that 
know me : behold Philistia, and 
Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man 
was born there. 

5 And of Zion it shall be said, 
This and that man was born in 
her: and the Highest himself 
shall establish her. 

6 The Lord shall count, when 
he writeth up the people : that 
this man was born there. 

7 As well the singers as the 
players on instruments shall be 
there: all my springs are in 
thee 



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Day 17.] 



THE PSALTER. 



[Bay 17. 



PSALM 88. 

OLORD God of my salvation : 
I have cried day and night 
before thee: 

2 Let my prayer come before 
thee : incline thine ear unto my 
cry; 

3 For my soul is full of troub- 
les: and my life draweth nigh 
unto the grave. 

4 I am counted with them 
that go down into the pit : I am 
as a man that hath no 
strength : 

5 Free among the dead, like 
the slain that lie in the grave, 
whom thou rememberest no 
more : and they are cut off from 
thy hand. 

6 Thou hast laid me in the 
lowest pit: in darkness, in the 
deeps. 

7 Thy wrath lieth hard upon 
me: and thou hast afflicted me 
with all thy waves. 

8 Thou hast put away mine 
acquaintance far from me, thou 
hast made me an abomination 
unto them: I am shut up, and I 
cannot come forth. 

9 Mine eye mourneth by rea- 
son of affliction: Lord, I have 
called daily upon thee, I have 
stretched out my hands unto thee , 

10 Wilt thou shew wonders 
to the dead : shall the dead arise 
and praise thee ? 

11 Shall thy lovingkindness 
be declared in the grave : or 
thy faithfulness in destruc- 
tion? 

12 Shall thy wonders be 
known in the dark : and thy 
righteousness in the land of 
forgetfulness ? 



13 But unto thee have I cried, 

0 Lord : and in the morning 
shall my prayer prevent thee. 

14 Lord, why castest thou off 
my soul: why hidest thou thy 
face from me? 

15 I am afflicted and ready 
to die from my youth up : while 

1 suffer thy terrors I am dis- 
tracted. 

16 Thy fierce wrath goeth 
over me: thy terrors have cut 
me off. 

17 They came round about 
me daily like water: they com- 
passed me about together. 

18 Lover and friend hast thou 
put far from me : and mine ac- 
quaintance into darkness. 

^tje Seventeenth Ban. Vespevs. 
PSALM 89. 

I WILL sing of the mercies of 
the Lord for ever: with my 
mouth will I make known thy 
faithfulness to all generations. 

2 Fori have said, Mercy shall 
be built up for ever : thy faith- 
fulness shalt thou establish in 
the very heavens. 

3 I have made a covenant 
with my chosen : I have sworn 
unto David, my servant. 

4 Thy seed will I establish for 
ever : and build up thy throne 
to all generations. 

5 And the heavens shall 
praise thy wonders, 0 Lord : 
thy faithfulness also in the con- 
gregation of the saints. 

6 For who in the heaven can 
be compared unto the Lord : who 
among the sons of the mighty 
can be likened unto the Lord? 



Day 17.] 



THE PSALTER. 



[Day 17. 



7 God is greatly to be feared 
in the assembly of the saints: 
and to be had in reverence of all 
them that are about him. 

8 0 Lord God of hosts, who is 
a strong Lord like unto thee : or 
to thy faithfulness round about 
thee? 

9 Thou rulest the raging of 
the sea : when the waves there- 
of arise, thou stillest them. 

10 Thou hast broken Rahab 
in pieces, as one that is slain: 
thou hast scattered thine ene- 
mies with thy strong arm. 

11 The heavens are thine, the 
earth also is thine: as for the 
world and the fullness thereof, 
thou hast founded them. 

12 The north and the south 
thou hast created them : Tabor 
and Hermon shall rejoice in thy 
name. 

13 Thou hast a mighty arm : 
strong is thy hand, and high is 
thy right hand. 

14 Justice and judgment are 
the habitation of thy throne : 
mercy and truth shall go before 
thy face. 

15 Blessed is the people that 
know the joyful sound : they 
shall walk, O Lord, in the light 
of thy countenance. 

16 In thy name shall they 
rejoice all the day: and in thy 
righteousness shall they be ex- 
alted. 

17 For thou art the glory of 
their strength : and in thy fa- 
vor our horn shall be exalted. 

18 For the Lord is our de- 
fense : and the Holy One of Is- 
rael is our King. 

19 Then thou spakest in vis- 
ion to thy Holy one, and saidst, 



I have laid help upon one that 

is mighty : I have exalted one 
chosen out of the people. 

20 I have found David my 
servant: with my holy oil have 
I anointed him : 

21 With whom my hand shall 
be established : mine arm also 
shall strengthen him. 

22 The enemy shall not exact 
upon him : nor the son of wick- 
edness afflict him. 

23 And I will beat down his 
foes before his face : and plague 
them that hate him. 

24 But my faithfulness and 
my mercy shall be with him : 
and in my name shall his horn 
be exalted. 

25 I will set his hand also in 
the sea : and his right hand in 
the rivers. 

26 He shall cry unto me, 
Thou art my Father : my God, 
and the Rock of my salvation. 

27 Also I will make him my 
first-born : higher than the kings 
of the earth. 

28 My mercy will I keep for 
him for evermore : and my 
covenant shall stand fast with 
him. 

29 His seed also will I make to 
endure for ever : and his throne 
as the days of heaven. 

30 If his children forsake my 
law : and walk not in my judg- 
ments ; 

31 If they break my stat- 
utes : and keep not my com- 
mandments ; 

32 Then will I visit their 
transgressions with the rod: and 
their iniquity with stripes. 

33 Nevertheless my loving- 
kindness will I not utterly take 



Day 17.] 



THE PSALTER. 



[Day 18. 



from him: nor suffer my faith- 
fulness to fail. 

34 My covenant will I not 
break : nor alter the thing that 
is gone out of my lips. 

35 Once have I sworn by my 
holiness: that I will not lie 
unto David. 

36 His seed shall endure for 
ever: and his throne as the sun 
before me. 

37 It shall be established for 
ever as the moon : and as a 
faithful witness in heaven. 

38 But thou hast cast off and 
abhorred : thou hast been wroth 
with thine anointed. 

39 Thou hast made void the 
covenant of thy servant: thou 
hast profaned his crown by cast- 
ing it the ground. 

40 Thou hast broken down all 
his hedges: thou hast brought 
his strong holds to ruin. 

41 All that pass by the way 
spoil him : he is a reproach to 
his neighbors. 

42 Thou hast set up the right 
hand of his adversaries : thou 
hast made all his enemies to 
rejoice. 

43 Thou hast also turned the 
edge of his sword : and hast not 
made him to stand in the battle. 

44 Thou hast made his glory 
to cease: and cast his throne 
down to the ground. 

45 The days of his youth 
hast thou shortened : thou hast 
covered him with shame. 

46 How long, Lord, wilt thou 
hide thyself for ever: shall thy 
wrath burn like fire? 

47 Remember how short my 
time is : wherefore hast thou 
made all men in vain? 

7 



48 What man is he that liveth, 
and shall not see death: shall 
he deliver his soul from the 
hand of the grave? 

49 Lord, where are thy former 
lovingkindnesses : which thou 
swarest unto David in thy truth? 

50 Remember, Lord, the re- 
proach of thy servants : how I 
do bear in my bosom the reproach 
of all the mighty people ; 

51 Wherewith thine enemies 
have reproached, 0 Lord : where- 
with they have reproached the 
footsteps of thine anointed. 

52 Blessed be the Lord for 
evermore : Amen, and Amen. 



PSALM 90. 



LORD, thou hast been our 
dwellingplace : in all gen- 
erations. 

2 Before the mountains were 
brought forth, or ever thou hadst 
formed the earth and the world : 
even from everlasting to ever- 
lasting, thou art God. 

3 Thou turnest man to de- 
struction : and sayest, Return, 
ye children of men. 

4 For a thousand years in thy 
sight are but as yesterday when 
it is past : and as a watch in 
the night. 

5 Thou carriest them away 
with a flood, they are as a sleep : 
in the morning they are like 
grass which groweth up. 

6 In the morning it flourish- 
ed, and groweth up : in the 
evening it is cut down, and 
withereth. 

7 For we are consumed by 

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Day 18.J 



THE PSALTER. 



[Day 18. 



thine anger: and by thy wrath 
are we troubled. 

8 Thou hast set our iniquities 
before thee : our secret sins in 
the light of thy countenance. 

9 For all our days are passed 
away in thy wrath : we spend 
our years as a tale that is told. 

10 The days of our years are 
threescore years and ten, and 
if by reason of strength they be 
fourscore years : yet is their 
strength labor and sorrow, for 
it is soon cut off, and we fly 
away. 

11 Who knoweth the power 
of thine anger : even according 
to thy fear, so is thy wrath. 

12 So teach us to number our 
days: that we may apply our 
hearts unto wisdom. 

13 Return, 0 Lord, how long: 
and let it repent thee concerning 
thy servants. 

14 0 satisfy us early with thy 
mercy : that we may rejoice and 
be glad all our days. 

15 Make us glad according to 
the days wherein thou hast af- 
flicted us : and the years wherein 
we have seen evil. 

16 Let thy work appear unto 
thy servants: and thy glory 
unto their children. 

17 And let the beauty of the 
Lord our God be upon us : and 
establish thou the work of our 
hands upon us, yea, the work 
of our hands establish thou it. 

PSALM 91. 

HE that dwelleth in the secret 
place of the Most High : 
shall abide under the shadow 
of the Almighty. 

2 I will say of the Lord, He 



is my refuge and my fortress: 
my Grod, in him will I trust. 

3 Surely he shall deliver thee 
from the snare of the fowler: 
and from the noisome pestilence. 

4 He shall cover thee with 
his feathers, and under his 
wings shalt thou trust: his 
truth shall be thy shield and 
buckler. 

5 Thou shalt not be afraid for 
the terror by night: nor for the 
arrow that flieth by day; 

6 Nor for the pestilence that 
walketh in darkness: nor for 
the destruction that wasteth at 
noonday. 

7 A thousand shall fall at thy 
side, and ten thousand at thy 
right hand: but it shall not 
come nigh thee. 

8 Only with thine eyes shalt 
thou behold : and see the reward 
of the wicked. 

9 Because thou hast made the 
Lord, which is my refuge: even 
the Most High, thy habitation. 

10 There shall no evil befall 
thee: neither shall any plague 
come nigh thy dwelling. 

11 For he shall give his 
angels charge over thee : to 
keep thee in all thy ways. 

12 They shall bear thee up 
in their hands: lest thou dash 
thy foot against a stone. 

13 Thou shalt tread upon the 
lion and adder: the young lion 
and the dragon shalt thou 
trample under feet. 

14 Because he hath set his 
love upon me, therefore will J 
deliver him : I will set him on 
high, because he hath known 
my name. 

15 He shall call upon me, and 



Day 18.] 



THE PSALTER. 



[Day 18. 



I will answer him: I will be 
with him in trouble, I will de- 
liver him, and honor him. 

16 With long life will I sat- 
isfy him : and shew him my 
salvation. 

PSALM 92. 

IT is a good thing to give 
thanks unto the Lord: and 
to sing praises unto thy name, 

0 Most High: 

2 To show forth thy loving- 
kindness in the morning: and 
thy faithfulness every night, 

3 Upon an instrument of ten 
strings, and upon the psaltery: 
upon the harp with a solemn 
sound. 

4 For thou, Lord, hast made 
me glad through thy work : I 
will triumph in the works of 
thy hands. 

5 0 Lord, how great are thy 
works: and thy thoughts are 
very deep. 

6 A brutish man knoweth 
not: neither doth a fool under- 
stand this. 

7 When the wicked spring as 
the grass, and when all the 
workers of iniquity do flourish: 
it is that they shall be de- 
stroyed for ever. 

8 But thou, Lord, art most 
high for evermore. 

9 For, lo, thine enemies, 0 
Lord, for, lo, thine enemies 
shall perish: all the workers 
of iniquity shall be scattered. 

10 But my horn shalt thou 
exalt like the horn of a unicorn: 

1 shall be anointed with fresh 
oil. 

11 Mine eye also shall see 
my desire on mine enemies: 



and mine ears shall hear my 
desire of the wicked that rise 
up against me. 

12 The righteous shall flourish 
like the palm tree : he shall 
grow like a cedar in Lebanon. 

13 Those that be planted in 
the house of the Lord : shall 
flourish in the courts of our 
God. 

14 They shall still bring forth 
fruit in old age : they shall be 
fat and flourishing; 

15 To shew that the Lord is 
upright: he is my rock, and 
there is no unrighteousness in 
him. 

€(je Ct0t)temtt) jOap. Vespers. 
PSALM 93. 

THE Lord reigneth, he is 
clothed with majesty: the 
Lord is clothed with strength, 
wherewith he hath girded him- 
self, the world also is estab- 
lished, that it cannot be moved. 

2 Thy throne is established 
of old : thou art from everlast- 
ing. 

3 The floods have lifted up, 
0 Lord, the floods have lifted up 
their voice : the floods lift up 
their waves. 

4 The Lord on high is might- 
ier than the noise of many 
waters : yea, than the mighty 
waves of the sea. 

5 Thy testimonies are very 
sure : holiness becometh thine 
house, 0 Lord, for ever. 

PSALM 94. 

0LORD God, to whom ven- 
geance belongeth: 0 God, 



Dav 18.] 



THE PSALTER. 



[Day 19 



to whom vengeance belongeth, 
shew thyself. 

2 Lift up thyself, thou Judge 
of the earth : render a reward 
to the proud. 

3 Lord, how long shall the 
wicked: how long shall the 
wicked triumph? 

4 How long shall they utter 
and speak hard things : and all 
the workers of iniquity boast 
themselves ? 

5 They break in pieces thy 
people, 0 Lord. : and afflict thine 
heritage. 

6 They slay the widow and 
the stranger : and murder the 
fatherless. 

7 Yet they say, The Lord shall 
not see: neither shall the God 
of Jacob regard it. 

8 Understand, ye brutish 
among the people : and ye fools, 
when will ye be wise? 

9 He that planted the ear, 
shall he not hear : he that formed 
the eye, shall he not see ? 

10 He that chastiseth the 
heathen, shall not he correct: 
he that teacheth man knowledge, 
shall not he know? 

11 The Lord knoweth the 
thoughts of man : that they are 
vanity. 

12 Blessed is the man whom 
thou chastenest, 0 Lord: and 
teachest him out of thy law; 

13 That thou maj^est give him 
rest from the days of adversity: 
until the pit be digged for the 
wicked. 

14 For the Lord will not cast 
off his people: neither will he 
forsake his inheritance. 

15 But judgment shall re- 
turn unto righteousness: and 



all the upright in heart shall 
follow it. 

16 Who will rise up for me 
against the evil doers: or who 
will stand up for me against 
the workers of iniquity? 

17 Unless the Lord had been 
my help: my soul had almost 
dwelt in silence. 

18 When I said, My foot slip- 
peth : thy mercy, 0 Lord, held 
me up. 

19 In the multitude of my 
thoughts within me : thy com- 
forts delight my soul. 

20 Shall the throne of in- 
iquity have fellowship with 
thee : which frameth mischief 
by a law ? 

21 They gather themselves 
together against the soul of the 
righteous : and condemn the in- 
nocent blood. 

22 But the Lord is my defence: 
and my God is the rock of my 
refuge. 

23 And he shall bring upon 
them their own iniquity, and 
shall cut them off in their own 
wickedness : yea, the Lord our 
God shall cut them off. 



€t)c tlmetcmtl) flat). Matin*. 
PSALM 95. 

0COME, let us sing unto tho 
Lord: let us make a joyful 
noise to the Bock of our salva- 
tion. 

2 Let us come before his 
presence with thanksgiving: 
and make a joyful noise unto 
him with psalms. 

3 For the Lord is a great 
God: and a great King above 
all gods. 



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Day 19.] 



THE PSALTER. 



[Day 19. 



4 In his hand are the deep 
places of the earth : the strength 
of the hills is his also. 

5 The sea is his, and he 
made it: and his hands formed 
the dry land. 

6 0 come, let us worship and 
bow down: let us kneel before 
the Lord our maker. 

7 For he is our God; and we 
are the people of his pasture, 
and the sheep of his hand : to- 
day if ye will hear his voice, 

8 Harden not your heart, as 
in the provocation: and as in 
the day of temptation in the 
wilderness; 

9 When your fathers tempted 
me : proved me, and saw my 
work. 

10 Forty years long was I 
grieved with this generation, 
and said: It is a people that 
do err in their heart, and they 
have not known my ways: 

11 Unto whom I sware in my 
wrath: that they should not 
enter into my rest. 

PSALM 96. 

OSING unto the Lord a new 
song: sing unto the Lord 
all the earth. 

2 Sing unto the Lord, bless 
his name: shew forth his sal- 
vation from day to day. 

3 Declare his glory among 
the heathen : his wonders among 
all people. 

4 For the Lord is great, and 
greatly to be praised : he is to 
be feared above all gods. 

5 For all the gods of the na- 
tions are idols : but the Lord 
made the heavens. 

6 Honor and majesty are be- 



fore him: strength and beauty 
are in his sanctuary. 

7 Give unto the Lord, 0 ye 
kindreds of the people : give 
unto the Lord glory and strength. 

8 Give unto the Lord the glory 
due unto his name: bring an 
offering, and come into his 
courts. 

9 0 worship the Lord in the 
beauty of holiness : fear before 
him, all the earth. 

10 Say among the heathen 
that the Lord reigneth: the 
world also shall be established 
that it shall not be moved, he 
shall judge the people right- 
eously. 

11 Let the heavens rejoice, 
and let the earth be glad : let 
the sea roar, and the fulness 
thereof. 

12 Let the field be joyful, and 
all that is therein: then shall 
all the trees of the wood re- 
joice 

13 Before the Lord, for he 
coraeth, for he cometh to judge 
the earth: he shall judge the 
world with righteousness, and 
the people with his truth. 

PSALM 97. 

THE Lord reigneth, let the 
earth rejoice : let the mul- 
titude of isles be glad thereof. 

2 Clouds and darkness are 
round about him : righteousness 
and judgment are the habitation 
of his throne. 

3 A fire goeth before him : and 
burneth up his enemies round 
about. 

4 His lightnings enlightened 
the world : the earth saw, and 
trembled. 



Day 19.] 



THE PSALTER. 



[Day 19. 



o The hills melted like wax 
at the presence of the Lord : at 
the presence of the Lord of the 
whole earth. 

6 The heavens declare his 
righteousness : and all the peo- 
ple see his glory. 

7 Confounded be all they that 
serve graven images, that boast 
themselves of idols : worship 
him, all ye gods. 

8 Zion heard, and was glad: 
and the daughters of Judah re- 
joiced because of thy judgments, 
0 Lord. 

9 For thou, Lord, art high 
above all the earth : thou art 
exalted far above all gods. 

10 Ye that love the Lord, hate 
evil: he preserveth the souls of 
his saints, he delivereth them 
out of the hand of the wicked 

11 Light is sown for the right- 
eous : and gladness for the up- 
right in heart. 

12 Rejoice in the Lord, ye 
righteous: and give thanks at 
the remembrance of his holiness. 



Z\)c HTmrteeitflj jStog. Defers. 
PSALM 98. 

OSIXG unto the Lord a new 
song, for he hath done mar- 
vellous things: his right hand, 
and his holy arm, hath gotten 
him the victory. 

2 The Lord hath made known 
his salvation : his righteousness 
hath he openly shewed in the 
sight of the heathen. 

3 He hath remembered his 
mercy and his truth toward the 
house of Israel : all the ends of 
the earth have seen the salvation 
of our God. 

1' 



4 Make a joyful noise unto 
the Lord, all the earth: make 
a loud noise, and rejoice, and 
sing praise. 

5 Sing unto the Lord with the 
harp : with the harp, and the 
voice of a psalm. 

6 With trumpets and sound 
of cornet: make a joyful noise 
before the Lord, the King. 

7 Let the sea roar, and the 
fulness thereof : the world, and 
they that dwell therein. 

8 Let the floods clap their 
hands : let the hills be joyful 
together 

9 Before the Lord, for he 
cometh to judge the earth: with 
righteousness shall he judge the 
world, and the people with 
equity. 

PSALM 99. 

THE Lord reigneth, let the 
people tremble: he sitteth 
between the cherubim, let the 
earth be moved. 

2 The Lord is great in Zion : 
and he is high above all the 
people. 

3 Let them praise thy great 
and terrible name : for it is 
holy. 

4 The king's strength also 
loveth judgment : thou dost es- 
tablish equity, thou executest 
judgment and righteousness in 
Jacob. 

5 Exalt ye the Lord our God : 
and worship at his footstool, for 
he is holy. 

6 Moses and Aaron among 
his priests, and Samuel among 
them that call upon his name: 
they called upon the Lord, and 
he answered them. 

)2 



Day 19.] 



THE PSALTER 



[Day 20. 



7 He spake unto them in the 
cloudy pillar: they kept his 
testimonies, and the ordinance 
that he gave them. 

8 Thou answeredst them, 0 
Lord our God : thou wast a God 
that forgavest them, though thou 
tookest vengeance of their in- 
ventions. 

9 Exalt the Lord our God, 
and worship at his holy hill: 
for the Lord our God is holy. 

PSALM 100. 




AKE a joyful noise unto the 
Lord : all ye lands. 



2 Serve the Lord with glad- 
ness : come before his presence 
with singing. 

3 Know ye that the Lord he 
is God, it is he that hath made 
us, and not we ourselves : we 
are his people, and the sheep 
of his pasture. 

4 Enter into his gates with 
thanksgiving, and into his courts 
with praise: be thankful unto 
him, and bless his name. 

5 For the Lord is good, his 
mercy is everlasting : and his 
truth endure th to all genera- 
tions. 

PSALM 101. 

I WILL sing of mercy and 
judgment : unto thee, 0 Lord, 
will I sing. 

2 I will behave myself wisely 
in a perfect way, 0 when wilt 
thou come unto me : I will walk 
within my house with a perfect 
heart. 

3 I will set no wicked thing 
before mine eyes : I hate the 
work of them that turn aside, it 
shall not cleave to me. 



4 A froward heart shall de- 
part from me : I will not know 
a wicked person. 

5 Whoso privily slandereth 
his neighbor, him will I cut off : 
him that hath a high look and 
a proud heart will not I suffer. 

6 Mine eyes shall be upon the 
faithful of the land, that they 
may dwell with me: he that 
walketh in a perfect way, he 
shall serve me. 

7 He that worketh deceit 
shall not dwell within my house : 
he that telle th lies shall not 
tarry in my sight. 

8 I will early destroy all the 
wicked of the land : that I may 
cut off all wicked doers from 
the city of the Lord. 



ft\)t tocnttett) Dap. Jttattn*. 
PSALM 102. 

HEAR my prayer, O Lord : 
and let my cry come unto 
thee. 

2 Hide not thy face from me 
in the day when I am in trouble : 
incline thine ear unto me, in the 
day when I call answer me 
speedily. 

3 For my days are consumed 
like smoke : and my bones are 
burned as a hearth. 

4 My heart is smitten, and 
withered like grass : so that I 
forget to eat my bread. 

5 By reason of the voice of 
my groaning: my bones cleave 
to my skin. 

6 I am like a pelican of the 
wilderness: I am like an owl 
of the desert. 

7 I watch, and am a3 a spar- 
row : alone upon the housetop. 



Day 20.] 



THE PSALTER. 



[Day 20. 



8 Mine enemies reproach me 
all the day : and they that are 
mad against me are sworn 
against me. 

9 For I have eaten ashes like 
bread: and mingled my drink 
with weeping, 

10 Because of thine indigna- 
tion and thy wrath: for thou 
hast lifted me up, and cast me 
down. 

1 1 My days are like a shadow 
that declineth : and I am with- 
ered like grass. 

12 But thou, 0 Lord, shalt 
endure for ever : and thy re- 
membrance unto all genera- 
tions. 

13 Thou shalt arise, and have 
mercy upon Zion : for the time 
to favor her, yea, the set time, 
is come. 

14 For thy servants take 
pleasure in her stones : and 
favor the dust thereof. 

15 So the heathen shall fear 
the name of the Lord : and all 
the kings of the earth thy glory. 

16 When the Lord shall build 
up Zion : he shall appear in his 
glory. 

17 He will regard the prayer 
of the destit ute : and not despise 
their prayer. 

18 This shall be written for 
the generation to come : and 
the people which shall be cre- 
ated shall praise the Lord. 

19 For he hath looked down 
from the height of his sanctu- 
ary : from heaven did the Lord 
behold the earth; 

20 To hear the groaning of 
the prisoner: to loose those that 
are appointed to death; 

21 To declare the name of the 



Lord in Zion: and his praises 

in Jerusalem ; 

22 When the people are gath- 
ered together: and the king- 
doms, to serve the Lord. 

23 He weakened my strength 
in the way : he shortened my 
days. 

24 I said, 0 my God, take me 
not away in the midst of my 
days : thy years are throughout 
all generations. 

25 Of old hast thou laid the 
foundation of the earth: and 
the heavens are the work of thy 
hands. 

26 They shall perish, but thou 
shalt endure, yea, all of them 
shall wax old like a garment: 
as a vesture shalt thou change 
them, and they shall be changed : 

27 But thou art the same: 
and thy years shall have ne 
end. 

28 The children of thy serv- 
ants shall continue : and their 
seed shall be established before 
thee. 

PSALM 103. 

BLESS the Lord, O my soul: 
and all that is within me, 
bless his holy name. 

2 Bless the Lord, O my soul: 
and forget not all his benefits: 

3 Who forgiveth all thine in- 
iquities : who healeth all thy 
diseases ; 

4 Who redeemeth thy life 
from destruction: who crowneth 
thee with lovingkindness and 
tender mercies; 

5 Who satisfieth thy mouth 
with good things: so that thy 
youth is renewed like the eagle's. 

6 The Lord executeth right- 



Day 20.] 



THE PSALTER. 



[Day 20. 



eousness and judgment: for all 
that are oppressed. 

7 He made known his ways 
unto Moses: his acts unto the 
children of Israel. 

8 The Lord is merciful and 
gracious: slow to anger, and 
plenteous in mercy. 

9 He will not always chide : 
neither will he keep his anger 
for ever. 

10 He hath not dealt with us 
after our sins : nor rewarded us 
according to our iniquities. 

11 For as the heaven is high 
above the earth: so great is his 
mercy toward them that fear 
him. 

12 As far as the east is from 
the west: so far hath he re- 
moved our transgressions from 
us. 

13 Like as a father pitieth 
his children : so the Lord pitieth 
tl|im that fear him. 

14 For he knoweth our frame : 
he remembereth that we are 
dust. 

15 As for man, his days are 
as grass: as a flower of the field, 
so he flourisheth. 

16 For the wind passeth over 
it, and it is gone: and the place 
thereof shall know it no more. 

17 But the mercy of the Lord 
is from everlasting to everlast- 
ing upon them that fear him : 
and his righteousness unto chil- 
dren's children ; 

18 To such as keep his cove- 
nant: and to those that remem- 
ber his commandments to do 
them. 

19 The Lord hath prepared 
his thrpne in the heavens : and 
his kingdom ruleth over all. 



20 Bless the Lord, ye h\3 
angels, that excel in strength: 
that do his commandments, 
hearkening unto the voice of his 
word. 

21 Bless ye the Lord, all ye 
his hosts : ye ministers of his, 
that do his pleasure. 

22 Bless the Lord, all his 
works in all places of his domin- 
ion : bless the Lord, 0 my soul. 



PSALM 104. 

BLESS the Lord, O my soul: 
O Lord my God, thou art 
very great, thou art clothed with 
honor and majesty: 

2 Who coverest thyself with 
light as with a garment: who 
stretchest out the heavens like 
a curtain: 

3 Who layeth the beams of 
his chambers in the waters : who 
maketh the clouds his chariot, 
who walketh upon the wings of 
the wind: 

4 Who maketh his angels 
spirits : his ministers a flaming 
fire : 

5 Who laid the foundations 
of the earth : that it should not 
be removed for ever. 

6 Thou coveredst it with the 
deep as with a garment: the 
waters stood above the mount- 
ains. 

7 At thy rebuke they fled : 
at the voice of thy thunder they 
hasted away. 

8 They go up by the mount- 
ains : they go down by the val- 
leys unto the place which thou 
hast founded for them. 

9 Thou hast set a bound that 



Day 20.] 



THE PSALTER. 



[Day 20. 



they may not pass over: that 
they turn not again to cover the 
earth. 

10 He sendeth the springs 
into the valleys : which run 
among the hills. 

11 They give drink to every 
beast of the field : the wild asses 
quench their thirst. 

12 By them shall the fowls 
of the heaven have their hab- 
itation: which sing among the 
branches. 

13 He watereth the hills from 
his chambers: the earth is sat- 
isfied with the fruit of thy 
works. 

14 He causeth the grass to 
grow for the cattle, and herb for 
the service of man : that he may 
bring forth food out of the earth: 

15 And wine that maketh 
glad the heart of man : and oil 
to make his face to shine, 
and bread which strengtheneth 
man's heart. 

16 The trees of the Lord are 
full of sap : the cedars of Leba- 
non, which he hath planted; 

17 Where the birds make 
their nests : as for the stork, 
the fir trees are her house. 

18 The high hills are a refuge 
for the wild goats : and the rocks 
for the conies. 

19 He appointed the moon for 
seasons : the sun knoweth his 
going down. 

20 Thou makest darkness, and 
it is night : wherein all the 
beasts of the forest do creep 
forth. 

21 The young lions roar after 
their prey : and seek their meat 
from God. 

22 The sun ariseth, they 



gather themselves together : and 
lay them down in their dens. 

23 Man goeth forth unto his 
work : and to his labor until the 
evening. 

24 0 Lord, how manifold are 
thy works! in wisdom hast thou 
made them all : the earth is full 
of thy riches. 

25 So is this great and wide 
sea : wherein are things creep- 
ing innumerable, both small and 
great beasts. 

26 There go the ships, there 
is that leviathan : whom thou 
hast made to play therein. 

27 These wait all upon thee : 
that thou mayest give them their 
meat in due season. 

28 That thou givest them they 
gather: thou openest thine hand, 
they are filled with good. 

29 Thou hides t thy face, they 
are troubled: thou takest away 
their breath, they die, and re- 
turn to their dust. 

30 Thou sendest forth thy 
spirit, they are created : and 
thou renewest the face of the 
earth. 

31 The glory of the Lord 
shall endure for ever : the Lord 
shall rejoice in his works. 

32 He looketh on the earth, 
and it trembleth: he toucheth 
the hills, and they smoke. 

33 I will sing unto the Lord 
as long as I live : I will sing 
praise to my God while I have 
my being. 

34 My meditations of him 
shall be sweet: I will be glad 
in the Lord. 

35 Let the sinners be con- 
sumed out of the earth, and let 
the wicked be no more: bless 



106 



Day 21.] 



THE PSALTER. 



[Day 21. 



thou the Lord, 0 my soul. Al- 
leluia. 

<fct>e tomtt)-itot Dag. Jltatms. 
PSALM 105. 

OGIVE thanks unto the 
Lord, call upon his name: 
make known his deeds among 
the people. 

2 Sing unto him, sing psalms 
unto him: talk ye of all his 
wondrous works. 

3 Glory ye in his holy name : 
let the heart of them rejoice that 
seek the Lord. 

4 Seek the Lord, and his 
strength: seek his face ever- 
more. 

5 Remember his marvellous 
works that he hath done: his 
wonders, and the judgments of 
his mouth; 

6 0 ye seed of Abraham his 
servant: ye children of Jacob 
his chosen. 

7 He is the Lord our God : 
his judgments are in all the 
earth. 

8 He hath remembered his 
covenant for ever: the word 
which he commanded to a 
thousand generations. 

9 Which covenant he made 
with Abraham: and his oath 
unto Isaac ; 

10 And confirmed the same 
unto Jacob for a law: and to 
Israel for an everlasting cove- 
nant: 

11 Saying, Unto thee will I 
give the land of Canaan: the 
lot of your inheritance : 

12 When they were but a 
few men in number: yea, very 
few, and strangers in it. 



13 When they went from one 
nation to another: from one 
kingdom to another people ; 

1^ He suffered no man to do 
them wrong : yea, he reproved 
kings for their sakes; 

15 Saying, Touch not mine 
anointed : and do my prophets 
no harm. 

16 Moreover he called for a 
famine upon the land : he brake 
the whole staff of bread. 

17 He sent a man before 
them, even Joseph: who was 
sold for a servant: 

18 Whose feet they hurt with 
fetters: he was laid in iron: 

19 Until the time that his 
word came: the word of the 
Lord tried him. 

20 The king sent and loosed 
him : even the ruler of the peo- 
ple, and let him go free. 

21 He made him lord of his 
house: and ruler of all his 
substance : 

22 To bind his princes at his 
pleasure: and teach his sena- 
tors wisdom. 

23 Israel also came into 
Egypt: and Jacob sojourned in 
the land of Ham. 

24 And he increased his peo- 
ple greatly: and made them 
stronger than their enemies. 

25 He turned their heart to 
hate his people : to deal subtilely 
with his servants. 

26 He sent Moses his servant: 
and Aaron whom he had chosen. 

27 They shewed his signs 
among them: and wonders in 
the land of Ham. 

28 He sent darkness, and 
made it dark : and they rebelled 
not against his word. 



Day 21.] 



THE PSALTER. 



[Day 21. 



29 He turned their waters 
into blood : and slew their fish. 

30 Their land brought forth 
frogs in abundance : in the 
chambers of their kings. 

31 He spake, and there came 
divers sorts of flies : and lice in 
all their coasts. 

32 He gave them hail for 
rain : and flaming fire in their 
land. 

33 He smote their vines also 
and their fig trees: and brake 
the trees of their coasts. 

34 He spake, and the locusts 
came : and caterpillars, and that 
without number, 

35 And did eat up all the 
herbs in their land : and de- 
voured the fruit of their ground. 

36 He smote also all the first- 
born in their land: the chief of 
all their strength. 

37 He brought them forth also 
with silver and gold : and there 
was not one feeble person among 
their tribes. 

38 Egypt was glad when they 
departed : for the fear of them 
fell upon them. 

39 He spread a cloud for a 
covering : and fire to give light 
in the night. 

40 The people asked, and he 
brought quails: and satisfied 
them with the bread of heaven. 

41 He opened the rock, and 
the waters gushed out: they 
ran in the dry places like a 
river. 

42 For he remembered his 
holy promise: and Abraham 
his servant. 

43 And he brought forth his 
people with joy : and his chosen 
with gladness : 



44 And gave them the lands 

of the heathen : and they inher- 
ited the labor of the people; 

45 That they might observe 
his statutes : and keep his laws. 
Alleluia. 

€l)c Qmnty-frnt Dap. Vczycrs. 
PSALM 106. 

ALLELUIA. 0 give thanks 
unto the Lord, for he is 
good : for his mercy endureth 
for ever. 

2 Who can utter the mighty 
acts of the Lord : who can shew 
forth all his praise? 

3 Blessed are they that keep 
judgment : and he that doeth 
righteousness at all times. 

4 Remember me, 0 Lord, with 
the favor that thou bearest unto 
thy people : 0 visit me with thy 
salvation; 

5 That I may 'see the good 
of thy chosen : that I may re- 
joice in the gladness of thy 
nation, that I may glory with 
thine inheritance. 

6 We have sinned with our 
fathers: we have committed in- 
iquity, we have done wickedly. 

7 Our fathers understood not 
thy wonders in Egypt, they re- 
membered not the multitude of 
thy mercies : but provoked him 
at the sea, even at the Red sea. 

8 Nevertheless he saved them 
for his name's sake: that lie 
might make his mighty power 
to be known. 

9 He rebuked the Red sea 
also, and it was dried up: so he 
led them through the depths, as 
through the wilderness. 

10 And he saved them from 



Day 21.] 



THE PSALTER. 



[Day 21, 



the hand of him that hated 
them : and redeemed them from 
the hand of the enemy. 

11 And the waters covered 
their enemies : there was not 
one of them left. 

12 Then believed they his 
words : they sang his praise. 

13 They soon forgat his works: 
they waited not for his counsel: 

14 But lusted exceedingly in 
the wilderness: and tempted 
God in the desert. 

15 And he gave them their 
request : but sent leanness into 
their soul. 

16 They envied Moses also 
in the camp : and Aaron the 
saint of the Lord. 

17 The earth opened and 
swallowed up Dathan: and cov- 
ered the company of Abiram. 

18 And a fire was kindled in 
their company : the flame burned 
up the wicked. 

19 They made a calf in Horeb: 
and worshiped the molten image. 

20 Thus they changed their 
glory : into the similitude of an 
ox that eateth grass. 

21 They forgat God their 
savior: which had done great 
things in Egypt; 

22 Wondrous works in the 
land of Ham: and terrible 
things by the Red sea. 

23 Therefore he said that he 
would destroy them : had not 
Moses his chosen stood before 
him in the breach, to turn away 
his wrath, lest he should destroy 
them. 

24 Yea, they despised the 
pleasant land: they believed 
not his word : 

25 But murmured in their 



tents : and hearkened not unto 
the voice of the Lord. 

26 Therefore he lifted up his 
hand against them: to over- 
throw them in the wilderness: 

27 To overthrow their seed 
also among the nations: and to 
scatter them in the lands. 

28 They joined themselves 
also unto Baal-peor: and ate 
the sacrifices of the dead. 

29 Thus they provoked him to 
anger with their inventions : and 
the plague brake in upon them. 

30 Then stood up Phinehas, 
and executed judgment: and 
so the plague was stayed. 

31 And that was counted 
unto him for righteousness : 
unto all generations for ever- 
more. 

32 They angered him also at 
the waters of strife : so that it 
went ill with Moses for their 
sakes : 

33 Because they provoked his 
spirit : so that he spake unad- 
visedly with his lips. 

34 They did not destroy the 
nations : concerning whom the 
Lord commanded them : 

35 But were mingled among 
the heathen : and learned their 
works. 

36 And they served their 
idols : which were a snare unto 
them. 

37 Yea, they sacrificed their 
sons : and their daughters unto 
devils, 

38 And shed innocent blood, 
even the blood of their sons and 
of their daughters, whom they 
sacrificed unto the idols of Ca- 
naan : and the land was pol 
luted with blood. 



Day 22.] 



THE PSALTER. 



[Day 22. 



39 Thus were they defiled 
with their own works : and 
went a whoring with their own 
inventions. 

40 Therefore was the wrath 
of the Lord kindled against his 
people : insomuch that he ab- 
horred his own inheritance. 

41 And he gave them into the 
hand of the heathen : and they 
that hated them ruled over them. 

42 Their enemies also op- 
pressed them: and they were 
brought into subjection under 
their hand. 

43 Many times did he deliver 
them: but they provoked him 
with their counsel, and were 
brought low for their iniquity. 

44 Nevertheless he regarded 
their affliction : when he heard 
their cry : 

45 And he remembered for 
them his covenant : and repented 
according to the multitude of his 
mercies. 

46 He made them also to be 
pitied : of all those that carried 
them captives. 

47 Save us, 0 Lord our God, 
and gather us from among the 
heathen: to give thanks unto 
thy holy name, and to triumph 
in thy praise. 

48 Blessed be the Lord God 
of Israel from everlasting to 
everlasting : and let all the 
people say, Amen. Alleluia. 



€t)c £menti;-£ecr»nt> Dai). iHutuw. 
PSALM 107. 

OGIVE thanks unto the Lord, 
for he is good: for his 
mercy end tire th for ever. 
2 Let the redeemed of the 



Lord say so: whom he hath re- 
deemed from the hand of the 

enemy; 

3 And gathered them out of 
the lands, from the east, and 
from the west : from the north, 
and from the south. 

4 They wandered in the wil- 
derness in a solitary way : they 
found no city to dwell in. 

5 Hungry and thirsty : their 
soul fainted in them. 

6 Then they cried unto the 
Lord in their trouble : and he 
delivered them out of their dis- 
tresses. 

7 And he led them forth by 
the right way : that they might 
go to a city of habitation. 

8 0 that men would praise 
the Lord for his goodness: and 
for his wonderful works to the 
children of men! 

9 For he satisfieth the longing 
soul : and filleth the hungry 
soul with goodness. 

10 Such as sit in darkness 
and in the shadow of death: 
being bound in affliction and 
iron; 

11 Because they rebelled 
against the words of God : and 
contemned the counsel of the 
Most High : 

12 Therefore he brought down 
their heart with labor : they fell 
down, and there was none to 
help. 

13 Then they cried unto the 
Lord in their trouble : and he 
saved them out of their dis- 
tresses. 

14 He brought them out of 
darkness and the shadow of 
death : and brake their bands 
in sunder. 



no 



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THE PSALTER. 



[Day 22. 



15 0 that men would praise 
the Lord for his goodness: and 
for his wonderful works / to the 
children of men! 

16 For he hath broken the 
gates of brass : and cut the bars 
of iron in sunder. 

17 Fools, because of their 
transgression: and because of 
their iniquities, are afflicted. 

18 Their soul abhorreth all 
manner of meat: and they draw 
near unto the gates of death. 

19 Then they cry unto the 
Lord in their trouble: and he 
saveth them out of their dis- 
tresses. 

20 He sent his word, and 
healed them : and delivered 
them from their destructions. 

21 0 that men would praise 
the Lord for his goodness : and 
for his wonderful works to the 
children of men! 

22 And let them sacrifice the 
sacrifices of thanksgiving: and 
declare his works with rejoic- 
ing. 

23 They that go down to the 
sea in ships : that do business 
in great waters ; 

24 These see the works of the 
Lord : and his wonders in the 
deep. 

25 For he commandeth, and 
raiseth the stormy wind : which 
lifteth up the waves thereof. 

26 They mount up to the 
heaven, they go down again to 
the depths : their soul is melted 
because of trouble. 

27 They reel to and fro, and 
stagger like a drunken man: 
and are at their wit's end. 

28 Then they cry unto the 
Lord in their trouble: and he 



bringeth them out of their dis- 
tresses. 

29 He maketh the storm a 
calm : so that the waves thereof 
are still. 

30 Then are they glad be- 
cause they be quiet: so he 
bringeth them unto their de- 
sired haven. 

3.1 0 that men would praise 
the Lord for his goodness: and 
for his wonderful works to the 
children of men ! 

32 Let them exalt him also in 
the congregation of the people: 
and praise him in the assembly 
of the elders. 

33 He turneth rivers into a 
wilderness : and the water- 
springs into dry ground; 

34 A fruitful land into bar- 
renness : for the wickedness of 
them that dwell therein. 

35 He turneth the wilderness 
into a standing water : and dry 
ground into water-springs. 

36 And there he maketh the 
hungry to dwell : that they may 
prepare a city for habitation; 

37 And sow the fields, and 
plant vineyards : which may 
yield fruits of increase. 

38 He blesseth them also, so 
that they are multiplied greatly : 
and suffereth not their cattle to 
decrease. 

39 Again, they are minished 
and brought low : through op- 
pression, affliction, and sorrow. 

40 He poureth contempt upon 
princes : and causeth them to 
wander in the wilderness, where 
there is no way. 

41 Yet setteth he the poor on 
high from affliction : and maketh 
him families like a flock. 



in 



Day 22.] 



THE PSALTER. 



[Day 22. 



42 The righteous shall see it, 
and rejoice: and all iniquity 
shall stop her mouth. 

43 Whoso is wise, and will 
observe these things : even they 
shall understand the loving- 
kindness of the Lord. 



PSALM 108. 

0GOD, my heart is fixed: I 
will sing and give praise, 
even with my glory. 

2 Awake, psaltery and harp : 
I myself will awake early. 

3 I will praise thee, 0 Lord, 
among the people: and I will 
sing praises unto thee among 
the nations. 

4 For thy mercy is great 
above the heavens : and thy 
truth reacheth unto the clouds. 

5 Be thou exalted, 0 God, 
above the heavens : and thy 
glory above all the earth; 

6 That thy beloved may be 
delivered: save with thy right 
hand, and answer me. 

7 God hath spoken in his 
holiness : I will rejoice, I will 
divide Shechem, and mete out 
the valley of Succoth. 

8 Gilead is mine, Manasseh 
is mine : Ephraim also is the 
strength of mine head, Judah is 
my lawgiver; 

9 Moab is my washpot, over 
Edom will I cast out my shoe : 
over Philistia will I triumph. 

10 Who will bring me into the 
strong city : who will lead me 
into Edom? 

11 Wilt not thou, 0 God, who 
hast cast us off: and wilt not thou, 
0 God, go forth with our hosts? 

li 



12 Give us help from trouble : 
for vain is the help of man. 

13 Through God we shall do 
valiantly : for he it is that shall 
tread down our enemies. 

PSALM 109. 

HOLD not thy peace: 0 God 
of my praise; 

2 For the mouth of the wicked 
and the mouth of the deceitful 
are opened against me : they 
have spoken against me with a 
lying tongue. 

3 They compassed me about 
also with words of hatred : and 
fought against me without a 
cause. 

4 For my love they are my 
adversaries: but I give myself 
unto prayer. 

5 And they have rewarded me 
evil for good : and hatred for my 
love. 

6 Set thou a wicked man over 
him: and let Satan stand at his 
right hand. 

7 When he shall be judged, 
let him be condemned: and let 
his prayer become sin. 

8 Let his days be few: and 
let another take his office. 

9 Let his children be father- 
less : and his wife a widow. 

10 Let his children be contin- 
ually vagabonds, and beg : let 
them seek their bread also out 
of their desolate places. 

11 Let the extortioner catch 
all that he hath: and let the 
strangers spoil his labor. 

12 Let there be none to extend 
mercy unto him: neither let 
there be any to favor his father- 
less children. 

13 Let his posterity be cut 

0 



Day 22.] 



THE PSALTER. 



[Day 2?. 



off: and in tne generation fol- 
lowing let their name be blotted 
out. 

14 Let the iniquity of his 
fathers be remembered with the 
Lord : and let not the sin of his 
mother be blotted out. 

15 Let them be before the 
Lord continually: that he may 
cut off the memory of them from 
the earth. 

16 Because that he remem- 
bered not to shew mercy, but 
persecuted the poor and needy 
man : that he might even slay 
the broken in heart. 

17 As he loved cursing, so let 
it come unto him: as he de- 
lighted not in blessing, so let it 
be far from him. 

18 As he clothed himself with 
cursing like as with his gar- 
ment: so let it come into his 
bowels like water, and like oil 
into his bones. 

19 Let it be unto him as a 
garment which covereth him : 
and for a girdle wherewith he is 
girded continually. 

20 Let this be the reward of 
mine adversaries from the Lord : 
and of them that speak evil 
against my soul. 

21 But do thou for me, 0 God 
the Lord, for thy name's sake : 
because thy mercy is good, de- 
liver thou me. 

22 For I am poor and needy : 
and my heart is wounded within 
me. 

23 I am gone like the shadow 
when it declineth : I am tossed 
up and down as the locust. 

24 My k nees are weak through 
fasting : and my flesh faileth of 
fatness. 



25 I became also a reproach 
unto them : when they looked 
upon me they shaked their heads. 

26 Help me, 0 Lord my G-od : 
0 save me according to thy 
mercy : 

27 That they may know that 
this is thy hand : that thou, 
Lord, hast done it. 

28 Let them curse, but bless 
thou, when they arise, let them 
be ashamed : but let thy servant 
rejoice. 

29 Let mine adversaries be 
clothed with shame : and let 
them cover themselves with their 
own confusion as with a mantle. 

30 I will greatly praise the 
Lord with my mouth: yea, I 
will praise him among the mul- 
titude. 

31 For he shall stand at the 
right hand of the poor : to save 
him from those that condemn his 
soul. 

€tjc Qlmnty-^xxt} Dai). Jttatht0. 
PSALM 110. 

THE Lord said unto my Lord : 
Sit thou at my right hand, 
until I make thine enemies thy 
footstool. 

2 The Lord shall send the rod 
of thy strength out of Zion : 
rule thou in the midst of thine 
enemies. 

3 Thy people shall be willing 
in the day of thy power, in the 
beauties of holiness from the 
womb of the morning : thou 
hast, the dew of thy youth. 

4 The Lord hath sworn, and 
will not repent: Thou art a 
priest for ever after the order of 
Melchizedek. 



8 



113 



uay 23.] 



THE PSALTER. 



[Day 23. 



5 The Lord at thy right hand : 
shall strike through kings in the 
day of his wrath. 

6 He shall judge among the 
heathen, he shall fill the places 
with the dead bodies: he shall 
wound the heads over many 
countries. 

7 He shall drink of the brook 
in the way : therefore shall he 
lift up the head. 

PSALM 111. 

ALLELLUIA. I will praise 
the Lord with my whole 
heart : in the assembly of the up- 
right, and in the congregation. 

2 The works of the Lord are 
great: sought out of all them 
that have pleasure therein. 

3 His work is honorable and 
glorious : and his righteousness 
endureth for ever. 

4 He hath made his wonderful 
works to be remembered : the 
Lord is gracious and full of com- 
passion. 

5 He hath given meat unto 
them that fear him : he will ever 
be mindful of his covenant. 

6 He hath shewed his people 
the power of his works : that he 
may give them the heritage of 
the heathen. 

7 The works of his hands are 
verity and judgment: all his 
commandments are sure. 

8 They stand fast for ever and 
ever : and are done in truth and 
uprightness. 

9 He sent redemption unto his 
people: he hath commanded his 
covenant for ever, holy and rev- 
erend is his name. 

10 The fear of the Lord is the 
beginning of wisdom, a good 



understanding have all they 
that do his commandments : his 
praise endureth for ever. 

PSALM 112. 

ALLELUIA. Blessed is the 
man that feareth the Lord: 
that delighteth greatly in his 
commandments. 

2 His seed shall be mighty 
upon earth : the generation of 
the upright shall be blessed. 

3 Wealth and riches shall be 
in his house : and his righteous- 
ness endureth for ever. 

4 Unto the upright there aris- 
eth light in the darkness: he is 
gracious, and full of compassion, 
and righteous. 

5 A good man sheweth favor, 
and lendeth : he will guide his 
affairs with discretion. 

6 Surely he shall not be 
moved for ever: the righteous 
shall be in everlasting remem- 
brance. 

7 He shall not be afraid of 
evil tidings : his heart is fixed, 
trusting in the Lord. 

8 His heart is established, he 
shall not be afraid : until he see 
his desire upon his enemies. 

9 He hath dispersed, he hath 
given to the poor: his righteous- 
ness endureth for ever, his horn 
shall be exalted with honor. 

10 The wicked shall see ifc, 
and be grieved; he shall gnash 
with his teeth, and melt away : 
the desire of the wicked shall 
perish. 

PSALM 113. 

ALLELUIA. Praise, 0 ye serv- 
ants of the Lord : praise the 
name of the Lord. 



Bay 28.] 



THE PSALTER. 



[Day 23. 



2 Blessed be the name of the 
Lord : from this time forth and 
for evermore. 

3 From the rising of the sun 
unto the going down of the 
same : the Lord's name is to be 
praised. 

4 The Lord is high above all 
nations : and his glory above 
the heavens. 

5 Who is like unto the Lord 
our God : who dwelleth on high, 

6 Who humbleth himself to 
behold : the things that are in 
heaven, and in the earth! 

7 He raiseth up the poor out 
of the dust: and lifteth the 
needy out of the dunghill ; 

8 That he may set him with 
princes : even with the princes 
of his people. 

9 He maketh the barren wo- 
man to keep house : and to be a 
joyful mother of children. Al- 
leluia. 



t&fje ^mcr\tx)-^tj\ttf Bar). Vesycxs. 
PSALM 114. 

WHEN Israel went out of 
Egypt : the house of Jacob 
from a people of strange lan- 
guage; 

2 Judah was his sanctuary: 
and Israel his dominion. 

3 The sea saw it, and fled: 
Jordan was driven back. 

4 The mountains skipped like 
rams : and the little hills like 
lambs. 

5 What ailed thee, 0 thou sea, 
that thou fleddest : thou Jordan, 
that thou wast driven back? 

6 Ye mountains, that ye skip- 
ped like rams : and ye little 
hills, like lambs ? 



7 Tremble, thou earth, at the 
presence of the Lord: at the 
presence of the God of Jacob; 

8 Which turned the rock into 
a standing water: the flint into 
a fountain of waters. 

PSALM 115. 

NOT unto us, 0 Lord, not unto 
us, but unto thy name give 
glory : for thy mercy, and for 
thy truth's sake. 

2 Wherefore should the hea- 
then say : Where is now their 
God? 

3 But our God is in the 
heavens : he hath done whatso- 
ever he hath pleased. 

4 Their idols are silver and 
gold : the work of men's hands. 

5 They have mouths, but they 
speak not : eyes have they, but 
they see not: 

6 They have ears, but they 
hear not: noses have they, but 
they smell not: 

7 They have hands, but they 
handle not: feet have they, but 
they walk not, neither speak 
they through their throat. 

8 They that make them are 
like unto them: so is every one 
that trusteth in them. 

9 0 Israel, trust thou in the 
Lord : he is their help and their 
shield. 

10 0 house of Aaron, trust in 
the Lord : he is their help and 
their shield. 

11 Ye that fear the Lord, 
trust in the Lord : he is their 
help and their shield. 

12 The Lord hath been mind- 
ful of us, he will bless us : he 
will bless the house of Israel, 
he will bless the house of Aaron. 



Day 24.] 



THE PSALTER. 



[Day 24. 



13 He will bless them that 
fear the Lord : both small and 
great. 

14 The Lord shall increase 
you more and more : you and 
your children. 

15 Ye are blessed of the Lord: 
which made heaven and earth. 

16 The heaven, even the heav- 
ens, are the Lord's: but the earth 
hath he given to the children of 
men. 

17 The dead praise not the 
Lord: neither any that go down 
into silence. 

18 But we will bless the Lord : 
from this time forth and for 
evermore. Alleluia. 



€j)c ^tucntp-Zpurtt) jDai). JHatms. 
PSALM 116. 

I LOVE the Lord : because he 
hath heard my voice and my 
supplications. 

2 Because he hath inclined 
his ear unto me : therefore will 
I call upon him as long as I 
live. 

3 The sorrows of death com- 
passed me, and the pains of hell 
gat hold upon me: I found 
trouble and sorrow. 

4 Then called I upon the name 
of the Lord: 0 Lord, I beseech 
thee, deliver my soul. 

5 Gracious is the Lord, and 
righteous: yea, our God is mer- 
ciful. 

6 The Lord preserveth the 
simple: I was brought low, and 
he helped me. 

7 Return unto thy rest, 0 my 
soul: for the Lord hath dealt 
bountifully with thee. 



8 For thou hast delivered my 
soul from death : mine eyes 
from tears, and my feet from 
falling. 

9 I will walk before the Lord : 
in the land of the living. 

10 I believed, therefore have 
I spoken: I was greatly af- 
flicted : 

11 I said in my haste: All 
men are liars. 

12 What shall I render unto 
the Lord : for all his benefits 
toward me ? 

13 I will take the cup of sal- 
vation: and call upon the name 
of the Lord. 

14 I will pay my vows unto 
the Lord : now in the presence 
of all his people, 

15 Precious in the sight ol 
the Lord : is the death of his 
saints. 

16 0 Lord, truly I am thy 
servant: I am thy servant, and 
the son of thine handmaid, thou 
hast loosed my bonds. 

17 I will offer to thee the 
sacrifice of thanksgiving: and 
will call upon the name of the 
Lord. 

18 I will pay my vows unto 
the Lord : now in the presence 
of all his people, 

19 In the courts of the Lord's 
house : in the midst of thee, 0 
Jerusalem. Alleluia. 

PSALM 117. 

0 PRAISE the Lord, all ye 
nations: praise him, all ye 
people. 

2 For his merciful kindness 
is great toward us : and the 
truth of the Lord endureth for 
ever. Alleluia. 



Day 24.] 



THE PSALTER. 



[Day 24. 



PSALM 118. 

OGIVE thanks unto the Lord, 
for he is good : because his 
mercy endureth for ever. 

2 Let Israel now say : that 
his mercy endureth for ever. 

3 Let the house of Aaron now 
say : that his mercy endureth 
for ever. 

4 Let them now that fear the 
Lord say: that his mercy en- 
dureth for ever. 

5 I called upon the Lord in 
distress : the Lord answered me, 
and set me in a large place. 

6 The Lord is on my side, I 
will not fear : what can man do 
unto me? 

7 The Lord taketh my part 
with them that help me : there- 
fore shall I see my desire upon 
them that hate me. 

8 It is better to trust in the 
Lord : than to put confidence in 
man. 

9 It is better to trust in the 
Lord : than to put confidence in 
princes. 

10 All nations compassed me 
about: but in the name of the 
Lord will I destroy them. 

11 They compassed me about, 
yea, they compassed me about: 
but in the name of the Lord will 
I destroy them. 

12 They compassed me about 
like bees : they are quenched as 
the fire of thorns, for in the 
name of the Lord I will destroy 
them. 

13 Thou hast thrust sore at 
me that I might fall: but the 
Lord helped me. 

14 The Lord is my strength 
and song: and is become my 
salvation. 



15 The voice of rejoicing and 
salvation is in the tabernacles 
of the righteous : the right hand 
of the Lorddoeth valiantly. 

16 The right hand of the Lord 
is exalted : the right hand of the 
Lord doeth valiantly. 

17 I shall not die, but live: 
and declare the works of the Lord. 

18 The Lord hath chastened 
me sore : but he hath not given 
me over unto death. 

19 Open to me the gates of 
righteousness: I will go into 
them, and I will praise the Lord: 

20 This gate of the Lord : 
into which the righteous shall 
enter. 

21 I will praise thee, for thou 
hast heard me : and art become 
my salvation. 

22 The stone which the build- 
ers refused : is become the head- 
stone of the corner. 

23 This is the Lord's doing: 
it is marvellous in our eyes. 

24 This is the day which the 
Lord hath made : we will rejoice 
and be glad in it. 

25 Save now, I beseech thee, 
0 Lord : 0 Lord, I beseech thee, 
send now prosperity. 

26 Blessed be he that cometh 
in the name of the Lord: we 
have blessed you out of the house 
of the Lord. 

27 God is the Lord, which 
hath shewed us light: bind the 
sacrifice with cords, even unto 
the horns of the altar. 

28 Thou art my God, and I 
will praise thee: thou art my 
God, I will exalt thee. 

29 0 give thanks unto the 
Lord, for he is good: for his 
mercy endureth for ever. 



Day 24.] 



THE PSALTER. 



[Day 24. 



&t)c Cuicnty-irmtrtlj flap. Drapers. 
PSALM 119. 

BLESSED are the undefiled in 
the way: who walk in the 
law of the Lord. 

2 Blessed are they that keep 
his testimonies : and that seek 
him with the whole heart. 

3 They also do no iniquity : 
they walk in his ways. 

4 Thou hast commanded us : 
to keep thy precepts diligently. 

5 0 that my ways were di- 
rected : to keep thy statutes! 

6 Then shall I not be ashamed : 
when I have respect unto all 
thy commandments. 

7 I will praise thee with up- 
rightness of heart : when I shall 
have learned thy righteous judg- 
ments. 

8 I will keep thy statutes : 0 
forsake me not utterly. 

WHEREWITHAL shall a 
young man cleanse his 
way: by taking heed thereto 
according to thy word. 

10 With my whole heart have 
I sought thee : 0 let me not wan- 
der from thy commandments. 

11 Thy word have I hid in 
mine heart: that I might not 
sin against thee. 

12 Blessed art thou, 0 Lord : 
teach me thy statutes. 

13 With my lips have I de- 
clared : all the judgments of thy 
mouth. 

14 I have rejoiced in the way 
of thy testimonies: as much as 
in all riches. 

15 I will meditate in thy pre- 
cepts : and have respect unto 
thy ways. 



16 I will delight myself in 
thy statutes: I will not foiget 
thy word. 

DEAL bountifully with thy 
servant : that I may live 
and keep thy word. 

18 Open thou mine eyes : that 
I may behold wondrous things 
out of thy law. 

19 I am a stranger in the 
earth : hide not thy command- 
ments from me. 

20 My soul breaketk for the 
longing : that it hath unto thy 
judgments at all times. 

21 Thou hast rebuked the 
proud that are cursed : which 
do err from thy commandments. 

22 Remove from me reproach 
and contempt : for I have kept 
thy testimonies. 

23 Princes also did sit and 
speak against me : but thy 
servant did meditate in thy 
statutes. 

24 Thy testimonies also are 
my delight : and my counsellors. 

MY soul cleaveth unto the 
dust : quicken thou me ac- 
cording to thy word. 

26 I have declared my ways : 
and thou heardest me; teach me 
thy statutes. 

27 Make me to understand 
the way of thy precepts : so 
shall I talk of thy wondrous 
works. 

28 My soul melteth for heavi- 
ness : strengthen thou me ac- 
cording unto thy word. 

29 Remove from me the way 
of lying: and grant me thy law 
graciously. 

30 I have chosen the way of 



Day 25.] 



THE PSALTER. 



[Day 25. 



truth: thy judgments have I 
laid before me. 

31 I have stuck unto thy tes- 
timonies: 0 Lord, put me not 
to shame. 

32 I will run the way of thy 
commandments : when thou shalt 
enlarge my heart. 



Stye €tnentt)-ftftt) jDap. Matins. 

TEACH me, 0 Lord, the way 
of thy statutes : and I shall 
keep it unto the end. 

34 Give me understanding, 
and I shall keep thy law: yea, 
I shall observe it with my whole 
heart. 

35 Make me to go in the path 
of thy commandments: for there- 
in do I delight. 

36 Incline my heart unto thy 
testimonies: and not to covet- 
ousness. 

37 Turn away mine eyes from 
beholding vanity : and quicken 
thou me in thy way. 

38 Stablish thy word unto thy 
servant: who is devoted to thy 
fear. 

39 Turn away my reproach 
which I fear : for thy judgments 
are good. 

40 Behold, I have longed after 
thy precepts : quicken me in thy 
righteousness. 

LET thy mercies come also 
unto me, 0 Lord : even 
thy salvation, according to thy 
word. 

42 So shall I have wherewith 
to answer him that reproacheth 
me : for I trust in thy word. 

43 And take not the word of 
truth utterly out of my mouth : 



for I have hoped in thy judg- 
ments. 

44 So shall I keep thy law 
continually: for ever and ever. 

45 And I will walk at liberty : 
for I seek thy precepts. 

46 I will speak of thy testi- 
monies also before kings : and 
will not be ashamed. 

47 And I will delight myself: 
in thy commandments, which I 
have loved. 

48 My hands also will I lift 
up unto thy commandments, 
which I have loved: and I will 
meditate in thy statutes. 

REMEMBER the word unto 
thy servant : upon which 
thou hast caused me to hope. 

50 This is my comfort in my 
affliction : for thy word hath 
quickened me. 

51 The proud have had me 
greatly in derision: yet have I 
not declined from thy law. 

52 I remembered thy judg- 
ments of old, 0 Lord : and have 
comforted myself. 

53 Horror hath taken hold 
upon me : because of the wicked 
that forsake thy law. 

54 Thy statutes have been my 
songs : in the house of my pil- 
grimage. 

55 I have remembered thy 
name, 0 Lord : in the night, 
and have kept thy law. 

56 This I had : because I kept 
thy precepts. 

THOU art my portion, 0 Lord: 
I have said that I would 
keep thy words. 

58 I entreated thy favor with 
my whole heart : be merciful 



Day 25.] 



THE PSALTER. 



[Day 26. 



unto me according to thy 
word. 

59 I thought on my ways: 
and turned my feet unto thy 
testimonies. 

60 I made haste, and delayed 
not : to keep thy command- 
ments. 

61 The bands of the wicked 
have robbed me : but I have not 
forgotten thy law. 

62 At midnight I will rise 
to give thanks unto thee : be- 
cause of thy righteous judg- 
ments. 

63 I am a companion of all 
them that fear thee : and of them 
that keep thy precepts. 

64 The earth, 0 Lord, is full 
of thy mercy: teach me thy 
Statutes. 

THOU hast dealt well with thy 
servant, 0 Lord : according 
unto thy word. 

66 Teach me good judgment 
and knowledge: for I have be- 
lieved thy commandments. 

67 Before I was afflicted I 
went astray: but now have I 
kept thy word. 

68 Thou art good, and doest 
good : teach me thy statutes. 

69 The proud have forged a 
lie against me : but I will keep 
thy precepts with my whole 
heart. 

70 Their heart is as fat as 
grease: but I delight in thy 
law. 

71 It is good for me that I 
have been afflicted : that I might 
learn thy statutes. 

72 The law of thy mouth is 
better unto me: than thousands 
of gold and silver. 



Ufa ^tnentp-iFtftl) flat). Vesym. 

THY hands have made me and 
fashioned me: give me un- 
derstanding, that I may learn 
thy commandments. 

74 They that fear thee will 
be glad when they see me: be- 
cause I ha ve hoped in thy word. 

75 I know, 0 Lord, that thy 
judgments are right: and that 
thou in faithfulness hast af- 
flicted me. 

76 Let, I pray thee, thy mer- 
ciful kindness be for my com- 
fort: according to thy word unto 
thy servant. 

77 Let thy tender mercies 
come unto me, that I may live : 
for thy law is my delight. 

78 Let the proud be ashamed, 
for they dealt perversely with 
me without a cause: but I will 
meditate in thy precepts. 

79 Let those that fear thee 
turn unto me : and those that 
have known thy testimonies. 

80 Let my heart be sound in 
thy statutes : that I be not 
ashamed. 

MY soul fainteth for thy salva- 
tion : but I hope in thy word. 

82 Mine eyes fail for thy 
word : saying, When wilt thou 
comfort me ? 

83 For I am become like a 
bottle in the smoke: yet do I 
not forget thy statutes. 

84 How many are the days 
of thy servant: when wilt thou 
execute judgmeut on them that 
persecute me? 

85 The proud have digged pita 
for me : which are not after thy 
law. 



Day 25.] 



THE PSALTER. 



[Day 26 



86 All thy commandments are 
faithful : they persecute me 
wrongfully; help thou me. 

87 They had almost consumed 
me upon earth: but I forsook 
not thy precepts. 

88 Quicken me after thy lov- 
ingkindness: so shall I keep the 
testimony of thy mouth. 

FOR ever, 0 Lord: thy word 
is settled in heaven. 

90 Thy faithfulness is unto 
all generations : thou hast es- 
tablished the earth, and it abid- 
eth. 

91 They continue this day 
according to thine ordinances : 
for all are thy servants. 

92 Unless thy law had been 
my delights : I should then have 
perished in mine affliction. 

93 I will never forget thy 
precepts: for with them thou 
hast quickened me. 

94 I am thine, save me : for I 
have sought thy precepts. 

95 The wicked have waited 
for me to destroy me : but I will 
consider thy testimonies. 

96 I have seen an end of all 
perfection : but thy command- 
ment is exceeding broad. 

0HOW love I thy law: it is 
my meditation all the day. 

98 Thou through thy com- 
mandments hast made me wiser 
than mine enemies : for they are 
ever with me. 

99 I have more understanding 
than all my teachers : for thy 
testimonies are my meditation. 

100 I understand more than 
the ancients : because I keep thy 
precepts. 



101 I have refrained my feet 
from every evil way : that I 
might keep thy word. 

102 I have not departed from 
thy judgments: for thou hast 
taught me. 

103 How sweet are thy words 
unto my taste : yea, sweeter than 
honey to my mouth. 

104 Through thy precepts I 
get understanding : therefore I 
hate every false way. 



THY word is a lamp unto my 
feet: and a light unto my 
path. 

106 I have sworn, and I will 
perform it: that I will keep thy 
righteous judgments. 

107 I am afflicted very much : 
quicken me, O Lord, according 
unto thy word. 

108 Accept, I beseech thee, 
the freewill offerings of my 
mouth, O Lord: and teach me 
thy judgments. 

109 My soul is continually in 
my hand : yet do I not forget thy 
law. 

110 The wicked have laid a 
snare for me: yet I erred not 
from thy precepts. 

111 Thy testimonies have I 
taken as a heritage for ever: 
for they are the rejoicing of my 
heart. 

112 I have inclined mine 
heart: to perform thy statutes 
always, even unto the end. 

I HATE vain thoughts : but thy 
law clo I love. 

114 Thou art my hiding place 
and my shield ; I hope in thy word 



Day 26.] 



THE PSALTER. 



[Day 26. 



115 Depart from me, ye evil 
doers : for I will keep the com- 
mandments of my God. 

116 Uphold me according un- 
to thy word, that I may live: 
and let me not be ashamed of 
my hope. 

117 Hold thou me up, and I 
shall be safe : and I will have 
respect unto thy statutes con- 
tinually. 

118 Thou hast trodden down 
all them that err from thy stat- 
utes : for their deceit is false- 
hood. 

119 Thou puttest away all the 
wicked of the earth like dross : 
therefore I love thy testimo- 
nies. 

120 My flesh trembleth for 
fear of thee : and I am afraid 
of thy judgments. 

I HAVE done judgment and 
justice : leave me not to 
mine oppressors. 

122 Be surety for thy servant 
for good : let not the proud op- 
press me. 

123 Mine eyes fail for thy 
salvation : and for the word of 
thy righteousness. 

124 Deal with thy servant 
according unto thy mercy : and 
teach me thy statutes. 

125 I am thy servant: give 
me understanding, that I may 
know thy testimonies. 

126 It is time for thee, Lord, 
to work: for they have made 
void thy law. 

127 Therefore I love thy com- 
mandments : above gold, yea, 
above fine gold. 

128 Therefore I esteem all thy 
precepts concerning all things 

li 



to be right: and I hate every 
false way. 

THY testimonies are wonder- 
ful: therefore doth my soul 
keep them. 

130 The entrance of thy words 
giveth light : it giveth under- 
standing unto the simple. 

131 I opened my mouth, and 
panted: for I longed for thy 
commandments. 

132 Look thou upon me, and 
be merciful unto me: as thou 
usest to do unto those that love 
thy name. 

133 Order my steps in thy 
word : and let not any iniquity 
have dominion over me. 

134 Deliver me from the op- 
pression of man : so will I keep 
thy precepts. 

135 Make thy face to shine 
upon thy servant : and teach 
me thy statutes. 

136 Rivers of waters run 
down mine eyes : because they 
keep not thy law. 

RIGHTEOUS art thou, 0 Lord : 
and upright are thy judg- 
ments. 

138 Thy testimonies that thou 
hast commanded: are righteous 
and very faithful. 

139 My zeal hath consumed 
me : because mine enemies have 
forgotten thy words. 

140 Thy word is very pure: 
therefore thy servant loveth it. 

141 I am small and despised : 
yet do not I forget thy precepts. 

142 Thy righteousness is an 
everlasting righteousness: and 
thy law is the truth. 

143 Trouble and anguish have 



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taken hold on me : yet thy com- 
mandments are my delights. 

144 The righteousness of thy 
testimonies is everlasting : give 
me understanding, and I shall 
live. 



I CRIED with my whole heart, 
hear me, 0 Lord : I will keep 
thy statutes. 

146 I cried unto thee, save 
me : and I shall keep thy testi- 
monies. 

147 I prevented the dawning 
of the morning, and cried: I 
hoped in thy word. 

148 Mine eyes prevent the 
night watches : that I might 
meditate in thy word. 

149 Hear my voice according 
unto thy lovingkindness : 0 
Lord, quicken me according to 
thy judgment. 

150 They draw nigh that fol- 
low after mischief : they are far 
from thy law. 

151 Thou art near, 0 Lord : 
and all thy commandments are 
truth. 

152 Concerning thy testimo- 
nies, I have known of old: that 
thou hast founded them for 
ever. 

CONSIDER mine affliction, and 
deliver me : for I do not for- 
get thy law. 

154 Plead my cause, and de- 
liver me : quicken me according 
to thy word. 

155 Salvation is far from the 
wicked: for they seek not thy 
statutes. 

156 Great are thy tender mer- 



cies, 0 Lord : quicken me ac- 
cording to thy judgments. 

157 Many are my persecutors 
and mine enemies: yet do I not 
decline from thy testimonies. 

158 I beheld the transgressors, 
and was grieved : because they 
kept not thy word. 

159 Consider how I love thy 
precepts: quicken me, 0 Lord, 
according to thy lovingkind- 
ness. 

160 Thy word is true from 
the beginning : and every one 
of thy righteous judgments en- 
dureth for ever. 

PRINCES have persecuted me 
without a cause: but my 
heart standeth in awe of thy 
word. 

162 I rejoice at thy word : as 
one that findeth great spoil. 

163 I hate and abhor lying : 
but thy law do I love. 

164 Seven times a day do I 
praise thee: because of thy 
righteous judgments. 

165 Great peace have they 
which love thy law : and nothing 
shall offend them. 

166 Lord, I have hoped for 
thy salvation: and done thy 
commandments. 

167 My soul hath kept thy 
testimonies: and I love them 
exceedingly. 

168 I have kept thy precepts 
and thy testimonies : for all my 
ways are before thee. 

LET my cry come near before 
thee, 0 Lord: give me un- 
derstanding according to thy 
word. 

170 Let my supplication come 

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before thee : deliver me accord- 
ing to thy word. 

171 My lips shall utter praise: 
when thou hast taught me thy 
statutes. 

172 My tongue shall speak of 
thy word : for all thy command- 
ments are righteousness. 

173 Let thine hand help me: 
for I have chosen thy pre- 
cepts. 

174 I have longed for thy sal- 
vation, 0 Lord : and thy law is 
my delight. 

175 Let my soul live, and it 
shall praise thee : and let thy 
judgments help me. 

176 I have gone astray like 
a lost sheep : seek thy servant, 
for I do not forget thy command- 
ments. 



ft\)t QLxomt\)-£cuenfy Bap. Jttathts. 
PSALM 120. 

IN my distress I cried unto the 
Lord : and he heard me. 

2 Deliver my soul, 0 Lord: 
from lying lips, and from a de- 
ceitful tongue. 

3 What shall be given unto 
thee ; or what shall be done unto 
thee, thou false tongue? 

4 Sharp arrows of the mighty: 
with coals of juniper. 

5 Woe is me, that I sojourn 
in Mesech : that I dwell in the 
tents of Kedar! 

6 My soul hath long dwelt: 
with him that hateth peace. 

7 I am for peace : but when 
I speak, they are for war. 

PSALM 121. 

I WILL lift up mine eyes unto 
the hills : from whence cometh 
my help. 



2 My help cometh from the 
Lord: which made heaven and 
earth. 

3 He will not suffer thy foot 
to be moved : he that keepeth 
thee will not slumber. 

4 Behold, he that keepeth Is- 
rael : shall neither slumber nor 
sleep. 

5 The Lord is thy keeper : the 
Lord is thy shade upon thy right 
hand. 

6 The sun shall not smite 
thee by day : nor the moon by 
night. 

7 The Lord shall preserve 
thee from all evil: he shall pre- 
serve thy soul. 

8 The Lord shall preserve thy 
going out and thy coming in: 
from this time forth, and even 
for evermore. 

PSALM 122. 

I WAS glad when they said 
unto me : Let us go into the 
house of the Lord. 

2 Our feet shall stand within 
thy gates : 0 Jerusalem. 

3 Jerusalem is builded as a 
city : that is compact together : 

4 Whither the tribes go up, 
the tribes of the Lord : unto the 
testimony of Israel, to give 
thanks unto the name of the 
Lord. 

5 For there are set thrones of 
judgment: the thrones of the 
house of David. 

6 Pray for the peace of Je- 
rusalem : they shall prosper 
that love thee. 

7 Peace be within thy walls : 
and prosperity within thy pal- 
aces. 

8 For my brethren and com- 



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pardons' sakes : T will now say, 
Peace be within thee. 

»9 Because of the house of the 
Lord our God: I will seek thy 
good. 

PSALM 123. 

UNTO thee lift I up mine eyes : 
0 thou that dwellest in the 
heavens. 

2 Behold, as the eyes of serv- 
ants look unto the hand of their 
masters, and as the eyes of a 
maiden unto the hand of her 
mistress: so our eyes wait upon 
the Lord our Grod, until that he 
have mercy upon us. 

3 Have mercy upon us, 0 
Lord, have mercy upon us: for 
we are exceedingly filled with 
contempt. 

4 Our soul is exceedingly 
filled with the scorning of those 
that are at ease: and with the 
contempt of the proud. 

PSALM 124. 

IF it had not been the Lord 
who was on our side: now 
may Israel say; 

2 If it had not been the Lord 
who was on our side : when men 
rose up against us: 

3 Then they had swallowed 
us up quick : when their wrath 
was kindled against us : 

4 Then the waters had over- 
whelmed us : the stream had 
gone over our soul: 

5 Then the proud waters : had 
gone over our soul. 

6 Blessed be the Lord : who 
hath not given us as a prey to 
their teeth. 

7 Our soul is escaped as a 
Dird out of the snare of the 



fowlers: the snare is broken, 
and we are escaped. 

8 Our help is in the name of 
the Lord : who made heaven and 
earth. 

PSALM 125. 

THEY that trust in the Lord 
shall be as mount Zion : 
which cannot be removed, but 
abideth for ever. 

2 As the mountains are round 
about Jerusalem: so the Lord is 
round about his people from 
henceforth even for ever. 

3 For the rod of the wicked 
shall not rest upon the lot of the 
righteous: lest the righteous 
put forth their hands unto in- 
iquity. 

4 Do good, 0 Lord, unto those 
that be good : and to them that 
are upright in their hearts. 

5 As for such as turn aside 
unto their crooked ways, the 
Lord shall lead them forth with 
the workers of iniquity : but 
peace shall be upon Israel. 

^\)c toctittj-^etimtl) jPcu). Vespm. 
PSALM 126. 

WHEN the Lord turned again 
the captivity of Zion : we 
were like them that dream. 

2 Then was our mouth filled 
with laughter, and our tongue 
with singing: then said they 
among the heathen, The Lord 
hath done great things for them. 

3 The Lord hath done great 
things for us : whereof we are 
glad. 

4 Turn again our captivity, 
0 Lord : as the streams in the 
south. 



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5 They that sow in tears: 
shall reap in joy. 

6 He that goeth forth and 
weepeth, bearing precious seed : 
shall doubtless come again with 
rejoicing, bringing his sheaves 
with him. 

PSALM 127. 

EXCEPT the Lord build the 
house, they labor in vain 
that build it: except the Lord 
keep the city, the watchmen 
waketh but in vain. 

2 It is vain for you to rise up 
early, to sit up late, to eat the 
bread of sorrows: for so he giv- 
eth his beloved sleep. 

3 Lo, children are a heritage 
of the Lord : and the fruit of the 
womb is his reward. 

4 xls arrows are in the hand 
of a mighty man : so are chil- 
dren of the youth. 

5 Happy is the man that hath 
his quiver full of them : they 
shall not be ashamed, but they 
shall speak with the enemies in 
the gate. 

PSALM 128. 

BLESSED is every one that 
feareth the Lord: thatwalk- 
,eth in his ways. 
r 2 For thou shalt eat the labor 
of thine hands : happy shalt 
thou be, and it shall be well 
with thee. 

3 Thy wife shall be as a fruit- 
ful vine by the sides of thine 
house: thy children like olive 
plants round about thy table. 

4 Behold, that thus shall the 
man be blessed: that feareth 
the Lord. 

5 The Lord shall bless thee 



out of Zion: and thou shalt see 
the good of Jerusalem all the 
days of thy life. 

6 Yea, thou shalt see thy chil- 
dren's children : and peace upon 
Israel. 

PSALM 129. 

MANY a time have they af- 
flicted me from my youth: 
may Israel now say : 

2 Many a time have they af- 
flicted me from my youth : yet 
they have not prevailed against 
me. 

3 The ploughers ploughed 
upon my back : they made long 
their furrows. 

4 The Lord is righteous : he 
hath cut asunder the cords of 
the wicked. 

5 Let them all be confounded : 
and turned back that hate Zion. 

6 Let them be as the grass 
upon the housetops : which with- 
ereth afore it groweth up : 

7 Wherewith the mower filleth 
not his hand : nor he that bind- 
eth sheaves his bosom. 

8 Neither do they which go 
by say, The blessing of the Lord 
be upon you : we bless you in 
the name of the Lord. 

PSALM 130. 

OUT of the depths have I cried : 
unto thee, 0 Lord. 

2 Lord, hear my voice: let 
thine ears be attentive to the 
voice of my supplications. 

3 If thou, Lord, shouldst mark 
iniquities: 0 Lord, who shall 
stand ? 

4 But there is forgiveness 
with thee : that thou mayest be 
feared. 



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5 I wait for the Lord, my soul 
doth wait: and in his word do 
I hope. 

6 My soul waiteth for the 
Lord more than they that watch 
for the morning: I say, more 
than they that watch for the 
morning. 

7 Let Israel hope in the Lord : 
for with the Lord there is mercy, 
and with him is plenteous re- 
demption. 

8 And he shall redeem Is- 
rael: from all his iniquities. 

PSALM 131. 

LORD, my heart is not haughty, 
nor mine eyes lofty : neither 
do I exercise myself in great 
matters, or in things too high 
for me. 

2 Surely I have behaved and 
quieted myself, as a child that 
is weaned of his mother: my 
soul is even as a weaned child. 

3 Let Israel hope in the Lord : 
from henceforth and for ever. 

€lje ®,xvmtr)-<£\$\)X\) Dap. JBatma. 
PSALM 132. 

LORD, remember David : and 
all his afflictions : 

2 How he sware unto the 
Lord : and vowed unto the 
mighty God of Jacob ; 

3 Surely I will not come into 
the tabernacle of my house: nor 
go up into my bed ; 

4 I will not give sleep to 
mine eyes: or slumber to mine 
eyelids, 

5 Until I find out a place for 
the Lord: a habitation for the 
mighty God of Jacob. 

6 Lo, we heard of it at 



Ephratah: we found it in the 
fields of the wood. 

7 We will go into his taber- 
nacles: we will worship at his 
footstool. 

8 Arise, 0 Lord, into thy rest : 
thou, and the ark of thy strength. 

9 Let thy priests be clothed 
with righteousness : and let thy 
saints shout for joy. 

10 For thy servant David's 
sake : turn not away the face 
of thine anointed. 

11 The Lord hath sworn in 
truth unto David, he will not 
turn from it : Of the fruit of thy 
body will I set upon thy throne. 

12 If thy children will keep 
my covenant and my testimony 
that I shall teach them : their 
children shall also sit upon thy 
throne for evermore. 

13 For the Lord hath chosen 
Zion : he hath desired it for his 
habitation. 

14 This is my rest for ever: 
here will I dwell, for I have 
desired it. 

15 I will abundantly bless 
her provision : I will satisfy 
her poor with bread. 

16 I will also clothe her priests 
with salvation : and her saints 
shall shout aloud for joy. 

17 There will I make the 
horn of David to bud: I have 
ordained a lamp for mine 
anointed. 

18 His enemies will I clothe 
with shame: but upon himself 
shall his crown flourish. 

PSALM 133. 

BEHOLD, how good and how 
pleasant it is: for brethren 
to dwell together in unity ! 



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2 It is like the precious oint- 
ment upon the head, that ran 
down upon the beard, even 
Aaron's beard: that went down 
to the skirts of his garments; 

3 As the dew of Hermon, and 
as the dew that descended upon 
the mountains of Zion : for there 
the Lord commanded the bless- 
ing, even life for evermore. 

PSALM 134. 

BEHOLD, bless ye the Lord, 
all ye servants of the Lord : 
which by night stand in the 
house of the Lord. 

2 Lift up your hands in the 
sanctuary : and bless the Lord. 

3 The Lord that made heaven 
and earth : bless thee out of Zion. 

PSALM 135. 

ALLELUIA. Praise ye the 
name of the Lord: praise 
him, 0 ye servants of the Lord. 

2 Ye that stand in the house 
of the Lord : in the courts of the 
house of our God, 

3 Praise the Lord, for the Lord 
is good: sing praises unto his 
name, for it is pleasant. 

4 For the Lord hath chosen 
Jacob unto himself: and Israel 
for his peculiar treasure. 

5 For I know that the Lord is 
great : and that our Lord is above 
all gods. 

6 Whatsoever the Lord 
pleased, that did he in heaven: 
and in earth, in the seas, and 
all deep places. 

7 He causeth the vapors to 
ascend from the ends of the 
earth : he maketh lightnings for 
the rain; he bringeth the wind 
out of his treasuries. 



8 Who smote the firstborn of 
Egypt : both of man and beast. 

9 Who sent tokens and won- 
ders into the midst of thee, 0 
Egypt : upon Pharaoh, and upon 
all his servants. 

10 Who smote great nations: 
and slew mighty kings; 

11 Sihon king of the Amor- 
ites, and Og king of Bashan: 
and all the kingdoms of Ca- 
naan : 

12 And gave their land for a 
heritage : a heritage unto Israel 
his people. 

13 Thy name, 0 Lord, endur- 
eth for ever: and thy memorial, 
0 Lord, throughout all genera- 
tions. 

14 For the Lord will judge 
his people: and he will repent 
himself concerning his serv- 
ants. 

15 The idols of the heathen 
are silver and gold: the work 
of men's hands. 

16 They have mouths, bat 
they speak not : eyes have they, 
but. they see not; 

17 They have ears, but they 
hear not: neither is there any 
breath in their mouths. 

18 They that make them are 
like unto them : so is every one 
that trusteth in them. 

19 Bless the Lord, 0 house 
of Israel: bless the Lord, 0 house 
of Aaron: 

20 Bless the Lord, 0 house of 
Levi : ye that fear the Lord, 
bless the Lord. 

21 Blessed be the Lord out of 
Zion: which dwelleth at Jeru- 
salem. Alleluia. 



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PSALM 136. 

OGIVE thanks unto the Lord, 
for he is good : for his mercy 
endure th for ever. 

2 0 give thanks unto the God 
of gods : for his mercy endureth 
for ever. 

3 0 give thanks to the Lord 
of lords : for his mercy endureth 
for ever. 

4 To him who alone doeth 
great wonders: for his mercy 
endureth for ever. 

5 To him that by wisdom 
made the heavens: for his 
mercy endureth for ever. 

6 To him that stretched out 
the earth above the waters: 
for his mercy endureth for 
ever. 

7 To him that made great 
lights: for his mercy endureth 
for ever : 

8 The sun to rule by day : for 
his mercy endureth for ever: 

9 The moon and stars to rule 
by night : for his mercy endur- 
eth for ever. 

10 To him that smote Egypt 
in their firstborn : for his mercy 
endureth for ever : 

11 And brought out Israel 
from among them : for his mercy 
endureth for ever : 

12 With a strong hand, and 
with a stretched out arm: for 
his mercy endureth for ever. 

13 To him which divided the 
Bed sea into parts : for his mercy 
endureth for ever : 

14 And made Israel to pass 
through the midst of it : for his 
mercy endureth for ever : 

15 But overthrew Pharaoh 

9 1: 



and his host in the Red sea : for 
his mercy endureth for ever. 

16 To him which led his peo- 
ple through the wilderness : for 
his mercy endureth for ever. 

17 To him which smote great 
kings : for his mercy endureth 
for ever : 

18 And slew famous kings : 
for his mercy endureth for ever : 

19 Sihon king of the Amor- 
ites: for his mercy endureth for 
ever : 

20 And Og the king of Ba- 
shan: for his mercy endureth 
for ever : 

21 And gave their land for a 
heritage: for his mercy endureth 
for ever: 

22 Even a heritage unto Is- 
rael his servant: for his mercy 
endureth for ever. 

23 Who remembered us in our 
low estate : for his mercy en- 
dureth for ever : 

24 And hath redeemed us 
from our enemies : for his mercy 
endureth for ever. 

25 Who giveth food to all 
flesh : for his mercy endureth 
for ever. 

26 0 give thanks unto the 
God of heaven: for his mercy 
endureth for ever. 

PSALM 137. 

BY the rivers of Babylon, there 
we sat down : yea, we wept, 
when we remembered Zion. 

2 We hanged our harps upon 
the willows : in the midst thereof. 

3 For there they that carried 
us away captive required of us 
a song: and they that wasted 
us required of us mirth, saying, 
Sing us one of the songs of Zion. 



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4 How shall we sing the Lord's 
song: in a strange land? 

5 If I forget thee, 0 Jerusa- 
lem : let my right hand forget 
her cunning. 

6 If I do not remember thee, 
let my tongue cleave to the roof 
of my mouth: if I prefer not 
Jerusalem above my chief joy. 

7 Remember, 0 Lord, the chil- 
dren of Edom in the day of 
Jerusalem: who said, Rase it, 
rase it, even to the foundation 
thereof. 

8 0 daughter of Babylon, who 
art to be destroyed : happy shall 
he be, that rewardeth thee as 
thou hast served us. 

9 Happy shall he be : that 
taketh and dasheth thy little 
ones against the stones. 

PSALM 138. 

I WILL praise thee with my 
whole heart: before the gods 
will I sing praise unto thee. 

2 I will worship toward thy 
holy temple, and praise thy 
name for thy lovingkindness 
and for thy truth : for thou 
hast magnified thy word above 
all thy name. 

3 In the day when I cried thou 
answeredst me : and strengthen- 
edst me with strength in my soul. 

4 All the kings of the earth 
shall praise thee, 0 Lord: when 
they hear the words of thy 
mouth. 

5 Yea, they shall sing in the 
ways of the Lord : for great is 
the glory of the Lord. 

6 Though the Lord be high, 
yet hath he respect unto the 
lowly : but the proud he know- 
eth afar off. 



7 Though 1 walk in the midst 
of trouble, thou wilt revive me : 
thou shalt stretch forth thine 
hand against the wrath of mine 
enemies, and thy right hand 
shall save me. 

8 The Lord will perfect that 
which concerneth me : thy mer- 
cy, 0 Lord, endureth for ever, 
forsake not the works of thine 
own hands. 

ftroentp-tlhrtl) jPat). Matins. 
PSALM 139. 

OLORD, thou hast searched 
me : and known me. 

2 Thou knowest my down- 
sitting and mine uprising : thou 
understandest my thought afar 
off. 

3 Thou compassest my path 
and my lying down : and art 
acquainted with all my ways. 

4 For there is not a word in 
my tongue : but, lo, 0 Lord, 
thou knowest it altogether. 

5 Thou hast beset me behind 
and before : and laid thine hand 
upon me. 

6 Such knowledge is too won- 
derful for me : it is high, I can- 
not attain unto it. 

7 Whither shall I go from thy 
Spirit : or whither shall I flee 
from thy presence ? 

8 If I ascend up into heaven, 
thou art there : if I make my 
bed in hell, behold, thou art 
there. 

9 If I take the wings of the 
morning : and dwell in the ut- 
termost parts of the sea; 

10 Even there shall thy hand 
lead me : and thy right hand 
shall hold me. 



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11 If I say, Surely the dark- 
ness shall cover me: even the 
night shall be light about me. 

12 Yea, the darkness hideth 
not from thee, but the night 
shineth as the day : the darkness 
and the light are both alike to 
thee. 

13 For thou hast possessed 
my reins : thou hast covered me 
in my mother's womb. 

14 I will praise thee, for I am 
fearfully and wonderfully made : 
marvellous are thy works; and 
that my soul knoweth right well. 

15 My substance was not hid 
from thee, when I was made in 
secret: and curiously wrought 
in the lowest parts of the earth. 

16 Thine eyes did see my 
substance, yet being unperfect : 
and in thy book all my mem- 
bers were written, which in 
continuance were fashioned, 
when as yet there was none of 
them. 

17 How precious also are thy 
thoughts unto me, 0 God : how 
great is the sum of them! 

18 If I should count them, 
they are more in number than 
the sand : when I awake, I am 
still with thee. 

19 Surely thou wilt slay the 
wicked, 0 God: depart from me 
therefore, ye bloody men. 

20 For they speak against 
thee wickedly : and thine ene- 
mies take thy name in vain. 

21 Do not I hate them, 0 Lord, 
that hate thee : and- am not I 
grieved with those that rise up 
against thee? 

22 I hate them with perfect 
hatred: I count them mine en- 
emies. 



23 Search me, O God, and 
know my heart: try me, and 
know, my thoughts : 

24 And see if there be any 
wicked way in me : and lead 
me in the way everlasting. 

PSALM 140. 

DELIVER me, 0 Lord, from 
the evil man : preserve me 
from the violent man; 

2 Which imagine mischiefs 
in their heart: continually are 
they gathered together for war. 

3 They have sharpened their 
tongues like a serpent : adders' 
poison is under their lips. 

4 Keep me, 0 Lord, from the 
hands of the wicked: preserve 
me from the violent man, who 
have purposed to overthrow my 
goings. 

5 The proud have hid a snare 
for me, and cords : they have 
spread a net by the way side; 
they have set gins for me. 

6 I said unto the Lord, Thou 
art my God : hear the voice of 
my supplications, 0 Lord. 

7 0 God the Lord, the strength 
of my salvation : thou hast 
covered my head in the day of 
battle. 

8 Grant not, 0 Lord, the de- 
sires of the wicked : further not 
his wicked device, lest they exalt 
themselves. 

9 As for the head of those 
that compass me about : let the 
mischief of their own lips cover 
them. 

10 Let burning coals fall upon 
them : let them be cast into the 
fire ; into deep pits, that they 
rise not up again. 

11 Let not an evil speaker be 



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[Day 29. 



established in the earth: evil 
shall hunt the violent man to 
overthrow him. 

12 I know that the Lord will 
maintain the cause of the af- 
flicted: and the right of the 
poor. 

13 Surely the righteous shall 
give thanks unto thy name: the 
upright shall dwell in thy pres- 
ence. 

PSALM 141. 

LORD, I cry unto thee, make 
haste untome: give ear unto 
my voice, when I cry unto thee. 

2 Let my prayer be set forth 
before thee as incense : and the 
lifting up of my hands as the 
evening sacrifice. 

3 Set a watch, 0 Lord, before 
my mouth : keep the door of my 
lips. 

4 Incline not my heart to any 
evil thing, to practice wicked 
works with men that work in- 
iquity : and let me not eat of 
their dainties. 

5 Let the righteous smite me : 
it shall be a kindness, and let 
him reprove me : it shall be an 
excellent oil, which shall not 
break my head, for yet my 
prayer also shall be in their 
calamities. 

6 When their judges are over- 
thrown in stony places, they 
shall hear my words : for they 
are sweet. 

7 Our bones are scattered at 
the grave's mouth: as when one 
cutteth and cleaveth wood upon 
the earth. 

8 But mine eyes are unto thee, 
0 God the Lord : in thee is my 
trust, leave not my soul destitute. 



9 Keep me from the snarea 
which they have laid for me: 
and the gins of the workers of 
iniquity. 

10 Let the wicked fall into 
their own nets : whilst that I 
withal escape. 

€|k ^ttJcntp-ttmtl) jDap. Vwytxs. 

PSALM 142. 
T CRIED unto the Lord with 
JL my voice : with my voice unto 
the Lord did I make my suppli- 
cation. 

2 I poured out my complaint 
before him : I shewed before him 
my trouble. 

3 When my spirit was over- 
whelmed within me, then thou 
knewest my path: in the way 
wherein I walked have, they 
privily laid a snare for me. 

4 I looked on my right hand, 
and beheld, but there was no man 
that would know me : refuge 
failed me; no man cared for my 
soul. 

5 I cried unto thee, 0 Lord, 
I said : Thou art my refuge and 
my portion in the land of the 
living. 

6 Attend unto my cry, for I 
am brought very low: deliver 
me from my persecutors, for 
they are stronger than I. 

7 Bring my soul out of prison, 
that I may praise thy name : 
the righteous shall compass me 
about, for thou shalt deal boun- 
tifully with me. 

PSALM 143. 

HEAR my prayer, 0 Lord, 
give ear to my supplica- 
tions : in thy faithfulness an- 



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[Day 30. 



swer me, and in thy righteous- 
ness. 

2 And enter not into judg- 
ment with thy servant: for in 
thy sight shall no man living 
be justified. 

3 For the enemy hath perse- 
cuted my soul, he hath smitten 
my life down to the ground : he 
hath made me to dwell in dark- 
ness, as those that have been 
long dead. 

4 Therefore is my spirit over- 
whelmed within me: my heart 
within me is desolate. 

5 I remember the days of old, 
I meditate on all thy works : I 
muse on the work of thy hands. 

6 I stretch forth my hands 
unto thee: my soul thirsteth 
after thee, as a thirsty land. 

7 Hear me speedily, 0 Lord, 
my spirit faileth : hide not thy 
face from me, lest I be like unto 
them that go down into the pit. 

8 Cause me to hear thy lov- 
ingkinclness in the morning, for 
in thee do I trust : cause me to 
know the way wherein I should 
walk, for I lift up my soul unto 
thee. 

9 Deliver me, 0 Loyd, from 
mine enemies : I flee unto thee 
to hide me. 

10 Teach me to do thy will, 
for thou art my God : thy Spirit 
is good, lead me into the land 
of uprightness. 

11 Quicken me, 0 Lord, for 
thy name's sake : for thy right- 
eousness' sake bring my soul 
out of trouble. 

12 And of thy mercy cut off 
mine enemies: and destro} r all 
them that afflict my soul, for I 
am thy servant. 



PSALM 144. 

BLESSED be the Lord my 
strength: which teacheth 
my hands to war, and my fin- 
gers to fight: 

2 My goodness and my fort- 
ress, my high tower, and my 
deliverer: my shield, and he in 
whom I trust, who subdueth my 
people under me. 

3 Lord, what is man, that 
thou takest knowledge of him: 
or the son of man, that thou 
makest account of him! 

4 Man is like to vanity : his 
days are as a shadow that pass- 
eth away. 

5 Bow thy heavens, 0 Lord, 
and come down : touch the 
mountains, and they shall smoke. 

6 Cast forth lightning, and 
scatter them : shoot out thine 
arrows, and destroy them. 

7 Send thine hand from above: 
rid me, and deliver me out of 
great waters, from the hand of 
strange children; 

8. Whose mouth speaketh van- 
ity : and their right hand is a 
right hand of falsehood. 

9. I will sing a new song unto 
thee, 0 God: upon a psaltery 
and an instrument of ten strings 
will I sing praises unto thee. 

10 It is he that giveth salva- 
tion unto kings : who delivereth 
David his servant from the 
hurtful sword. 

11 Rid me, and deliver me 
from the hand of strange chil- 
dren : whose mouth speaketh 
vanity, and their right hand is 
a right hand of falsehood : 

12 That our sons may be as 



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[Day 30. 



plants grown up in their youth : 

that our daughters may be as 
corner stones, polished after the 
similitude of a palace : 

13 That our garners may be 
full, affording all manner of 
store : that our sheep may bring 
forth thousands and ten thou- 
sands in our streets : 

14 That our oxen may be 
strong to labor; that there be 
no breaking in, nor going out : 
that there be no complaining in 
our streets. 

15 Happy is that people, that 
is in such a case : yea, happy 
is that people, whose God is the 
Lord. 

PSALM 145. 

I WILL extol thee, my God, 0 
King : and I will bless thy 
name for ever and ever. 

2 Every day will I bless thee: 
and I will praise thy name for 
ever and ever. 

3 Great is the Lord, and 
greatly to be praised: and his 
greatness is unsearchable. 

4 One generation shall praise 
thy works to another : and shall 
declare thy mighty acts. 

5 I will speak of the glorious 
honor of thy majesty: and of 
thy wondrous works. 

6 And men shall speak of the 
might of thy terrible acts : and 
I will declare thy greatness. 

7 They shall abundantly utter 
the memory of thy great good- 
ness : and shall sing of thy 
righteousness. 

8 The Lord is gracious, and 
full of compassion : slow to 
anger, and of great mercy. 

9 The Lord is good to all : and 

u 



his tender mercies are over all 

his works. 

10 All thy works shall praise 
thee, 0 Lord : and thy saints 
shall bless thee. 

11 They shall speak of the 
glory of thy kingdom : and talk 
of thy power; 

12 To make known to the 
sons of men his mighty acts: 
and the glorious majesty of his 
kingdom. 

13 Thy kingdom is an ever- 
lasting kingdom : and thy do- 
minion endureth throughout all 
generations. 

14 The Lord upholdeth all 
that fall : and raiseth up all 
those that be bowed down. 

15 The eyes of all wait upon 
thee : and thou givest them their 
meat in due season. 

16 Thou openest thine hand : 
and satisfiest the desire of every 
living thing. 

17 The Lord is righteous in 
.all his ways: and holy in all 
his works. 

18 The Lord is nigh unto all 
them that call upon him : to all 
that call upon him in truth. 

19 He will fulfill the desire 
of them that fear him: he also 
will hear their cry, and will 
save them. 

20 The Lord preserveth all 
them that love him: but all the 
wicked will he destroy. 

21 My mouth shall speak the 
praise of the Lord : and let all 
flesh bless his holy name for ever 
and ever. 

PSALM 146. 

ALLELUIA. Praise the Lord : 
0 my soul. 



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[Day 30. 



2 While I live will I praise 
the Lord: I will sing praises 
unto my God while I have any 
being. 

3 Put not your trust in prin- 
ces: nor in the son of man, in 
whom there is no help. 

4 His breath goeth forth, he 
returneth to his earth: in that 
very day his thoughts perish. 

5 Happy is he that hath the 
God of Jacob for his help: 
whose hope is in the Lord his 
God: 

6 Which made heaven, and 
earth, the sea, and all that 
therein is : which keepeth truth 
for ever: 

7 Which executeth judgment 
for the oppressed : which giveth 
food to the hungry. The Lord 
looseth the prisoners : 

8 The Lord openeth the eyes 
of the blind : the Lord raiseth 
them that are bowed down, the 
Lord loveth the righteous : 

9 The Lord preserveth the 
strangers, he relieveth the father- 
less and widow : but the way 
of the wicked he turneth upside 
down. 

10 The Lord shall reign for 
ever: even thy God, 0 Zion, 
unto all generations. Alleluia. 

€t)ktUtt) Dai). Vcspm. 
PSALM 147. 

PRAISE ye the Lord, for it is 
good to sing praises unto 
our God : for it is pleasant, and 
praise is comely. 

2 The Lord doth build up Je- 
rusalem: he gathereth together 
the outcasts of Israel. 

3 He healeth the broken in 



heart: and bindeth up their 
wounds. 

4 He telleth the number of 
the stars : he calleth them all 
by their names. 

5 Great is our Lord, and of 
great power : his understanding 
is infinite. 

6 The Lord lifteth up the 
meek : he casteth the wicked 
down to the ground. 

7 Sing unto the Lord with 
thanksgiving: sing praise upon 
the harp unto our God: 

8 Who covereth the heaven 
with clouds : who prepareth rain 
for the earth, who maketh grass 
to grow upon the mountains. 

9 He giveth to the beast his 
food : and to the young ravens 
which cry. 

10 He delighteth not in the 
strength of the horse : he taketh 
not pleasure in the legs of a man. 

11 The Lord taketh pleasure 
in them that fear him : in those 
that hope in his mercy. 

12 Praise the Lord, 0 Jeru- 
salem : praise thy God, 0 Zion. 

13 For he hath strengthened 
the bars of thy gates: he hath 
blessed thy children within thee. 

14 He maketh peace in thy 
borders : and filleth thee with 
the finest of the wheat. 

15 He sendeth forth his com- 
mandment upon earth : his word 
runneth very swiftly. 

16 He giveth snow like wool: 
he scattereth the hoar frost like 
ashes. 

17 He casteth forth his ice 
like morsels: who can stand 
before his cold? 

18 He sendeth out his word, 
and melteth them: he causeth 



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[Day 80. 



his wind to blow, and the waters 
flow. 

19 He sheweth his word unto 
Jacob : his statutes and his judg- 
ments unto Israel. 

20 He hath not dealt so with 
any nation: and as for his judg- 
ments, they have not known 
them. Alleluia. 

PSALM 148. 
A LLELUIA. Praise ye the 
XX Lord from the heavens : 
praise him in the hights. 

2 Praise ye him. all his an- 
gels: praise ye him, all his hosts. 

8 Praise ye him, sun and 
moon : praise him, all ye stars 
of light. 

4 Praise him, ye heavens of 
heavens : and ye waters that be 
above the heavens. 

5 Let them praise the name 
of the Lord: for he commanded, 
and they were created. 

6 He hath also stablished them 
for ever and ever : he hath made 
a decree which shall not pass. 

7 Praise the Lord from the 
earth: ye dragons, and all deeps: 

8 Fire, and hail : snow, and 
vapor: stormy wind fulfilling 
his word : 

9 Mountains, and all hills : 
fruitful trees, and all cedars : 

10 Beasts, and all cattle: 
creeping things, and flying fowl : 

11 Kings of the earth, and 
all people : princes, and all 
judges of the earth: 

12 Both young men. and maid- 
ens : old men, and children: 

13 Let them praise the name 
of the Lord: for his name alone 
is excellent: his glory is above 
the earth and heaven. 

1 



14 He also exalteth the horn 
of his people, the praise of all 
his saints: even of the children 
of Israel, a people near unto Mm. 
Alleluia. 

PSALM 149. 

ALLELUIA. Sing unto the 
Lord a new song: and Ms 
praise in the congregation of 

saints. 

2 Let Israel rejoice in Mm 
that made him : let the children 
of Zion be joyful in their 
King. 

3 Let them praise his name in 
the dance : let them sing praises 
unto him with the timbrel and 
harp. 

4 For the Lord taketh pleasure 
in his people : he will beautify 
the meek with salvation. 

5 Let the saints be joyful in 
glory : let them sing aloud upon 
their beds. 

6 Let the high praises of God 
be in their mouth: and a two- 
edged sword in their hand; 

7 To execute vengeance upon 
the heathen : and punishments 
upon the people; 

8 To bind their kings with 
chains: and their nobles with 
fetters of iron ; 

9 To execute upon them the 
judgments written: this honor 
have all his saints. Alleluia. 

PSALM 150. 

ALLELUIA. Praise God in 
his sanctuary : praise him 
in the firmament of his power. 

2 Praise him for his mighty 
acts: praise him according to 
his excellent greatness. 

3 Praise him with the sound 

n n 

ob 



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[Day 80. 



of the trumpet: praise Mm with 
the psaltery and harp. 

4 Praise him with the timbrel 
and dance: praise him with 
Btringed instruments and or- 
gans. 



5 Praise him upon the loud 
cymbals : praise him upon the 
high sounding cymbals. 

6 Let every thing: that hath 
breath praise the Lord. Alle- 
luia. 



137 



LAUDS: 



OR THE 

OFFICE OF PRAISE FOR EARLY MORNING. 

1f On Sundays and Festivals. 



V. — I laid me down, and slept: 
H. — I awaked, for the Lord sustained me. 
V. — 0 God, make speed to deliver us : 
R. — 0 Lord, make haste to help us. 

% All kneel down, and say 

OUR Father who art in the heavens, hallowed be thy name. 
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so 
also upon the earth. Qive us this day our daily bread. And 
forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors. And lead 
us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is 
the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. 
V. — 0 Lord, open thou our lips.:. 
H. — And our mouths shall show forth thy praise. 

% Here all stand up. 
V. — Praise be to thee, 0 Lord : 
JR. — King of eternal glory. 
^| Then shall be said or sung the following Psalms, on all Sundays and 
Festivals throughout the year; except from the third Sunday be- 
fore Lent until Easter, during which time, in place of the first 
Psalm here folloicing, shall be said Psalm 51, Miserere; and, in 
place of the second, Psalm MS, Confitemini. 

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LAUDS. 



PSALM 93. — Dominus regnavit 

1st Verse. 5th tone. 1st ending. 





















*2-(p2) 











The Lord reigneth, he is clothed with 'majeetj : the Lord is . . he hath 'gird-ed him- self. 



THE Lord reigneth, he is clothed with majesty: the Lord 
is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath N girded him" 

self. 

The world also is Established : that it can not be moved. 

Thy throne is established of old : thou art from everlasting. 

The floods have lifted up, 0 Lord, the floods have lifted 
up their voice : the floods lift N up their waves. 

The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many wa- 
ters : yea, than the mighty waves of the sea. 

Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine 
house, 0 Lord, forever. 

V. — To Jesus Christ the Lord be glory and do v minion : for 
ever and ever. Amen. 

B. — He is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the 
End, the First and the N Last : who is, and who was, and who 
is to come, the x Almighty. 

PSALM 100.— Jubilate Deo. 

MAKE a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye v lands ■ serve 
the Lord with gladness, come before his ^presence with 
singing. 

Know ye that the Lord he is v God: it is he that hath made 
us, and not we ourselves, we are his people, and the sheep of 
his pasture. 

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts 
with Upraise: be thankful unto him, and v bless his name. 

For the Lord is good, his mercy is everlasting : and his 
truth endureth to all ^generations. 

V. — To Jesus Christ the Lord be glory and do N minion : for 
ever and ever. Amen. 

139 



LAUDS. 



B. — He is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the 
End, the First and the v Last : who is, and who was, and who 
is to come, the N Almighty. 

PSALM 63. — Deusj Deus mens. 

OGrOD, thou art my v Gk)d: early v will I seek thee. 
My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth v for thee : 
in a dry and thirsty land, N where no water is; 

To see thy power and thy v glory : so as I have seen thee 
in the v sanctuary. 

Because thy loving-kindness is better than v life : my lips 
shall Upraise thee. 

Thus will I bless thee while I v live : I will lift up my hands 
In thy name. 

My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and v fatness : and 
my mouth shall praise thee with v joyful lips; 

When I remember thee upon my v bed: and meditate on 
thee in the v night watches. 

Because thou hast been my v help : therefore in the shadow 
of thy wings will V I rejoice. 

My soul followeth hard after Hhee : thy right hand up N hold- 
eth me. 

But those that seek my soul, to destroy it: shall go into the 
lower parts of the earth. 

They shall fall by the \sword: they shall be a v portion for 
foxes. 

But the king shall rejoice in God. every one that sweareth 
by him shall v glory : but the mouth of them that speak lies 
v shall be stopped. 

V. — To Jesus Christ the Lord be glory and do v minion : for- 
ever and ever. Amen. 

i?. — He is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the 
End, the First and the v Last: who is, and who was, and who 
is to come, the v Almighty. 

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LAUDS. 



PSALM 67. — Deus miser eatur. 

GOD be merciful unto us, and N bless us : and cause his face 
to N shine upon us ; 
That thy way may be known upon earth : thy saving health 
a N mong all nations. i 

Let the people praise thee, 0 N God : let all the ^people praise 
thee. 

0 let the nations be glad and sing for \joy: for thou shalt 
judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon 
earth. 

Let the people praise thee, 0 v God : let all the ^people praise 
thee. 

Then shall the earth yield her increase: and God, even our 
own v God, shall bless us. 

God shall x bless us : and all the ends of the earth shall fear 
him. 

V. — To Jesus Christ the Lord be glory and do v minion: for- 
ever and ever. Amen. 

R. — He is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the 
End, the First and the v Last: who is, and who was, and who 
is to come, the v Almighty. 

% On Sundays throughout the year shall here be sung the following 
Anthem : 

AND God said, Let there be light, and there was light: 
- and the evening and the morning were the first day. 
Alleluia. 

PSALM 148. — Laudate Dominum. 

1st Verse. Tone 8. 2d ending. 



=0=): 



Alle - lu - ia. Praise ye the Lord . . 'heavens : praise him "in the hights. Alle - lu - ia. 

ALLELUIA. Praise ye the Lord from the N heavens : 
praise him in the hights. 
Praise ye him, all his angels : praise ye him, all his hosts. 

141 



LAUDS. 



Praise ye him, sun and v moon : praise him, all ye v stars of 
light. 

Praise him, ye heavens of v heavens: and ye waters that be 
a v bove the heavens. 

Let them praise the name of the n Lord: for he commanded, 
and they v were created. 

He hath also stablished them forever and ever: he hath 
made a decree which v shall not pass. 

Praise the Lord from the earth : ye dragons, and all 
deeps ; 

Fire and hail, snow and Vapor : stormy wind, fulfilling his 
word ; 

Mountains, and all mills : fruitful trees, and all cedars ; 
Beasts, and all N cattle: creeping things, and v flying fowl ; 
Kings of the earth, and all ^people : princes, and all judges 
df th e earth ; 

Both young men, and mi aid en s : old unen, and children. 

Let them praise the name of the v Lord : for his name alone 
is excellent, his glory is above the earth and heaven. 

He also exalteth the horn of his v people : the praise of all 
his saints; 

Even of the children of Israel: a people near unto him. 
Alleluia. 

PSALM 149.— Cantate Domino. 

ALLELUIA. Sing unto the Lord a new v song: and his 
praise in the congregation of saints. 
Let Israel rejoice in him that v made him : let the children 
of Zion be joyful In their King. 

Let them praise his name in the v dance : let them sing 
praises unto him with the Himbrel and harp. 

For the Lord taketh pleasure in his ^people : he will 
beautify the meek v with salvation. 

Let the saints be joyful in v glory: let them sing aloud upon 
their beds. 

142 



LAUDS. 



Let the high praises of God be in their N mouth : and a two- 
edged sword in their hand. 

To execute vengeance upon the v heathen : and punishments 
upon the people ; 

To bind their kings with v chains : and their nobles with 
Metters of iron ; 

To execute upon them the judgment N written: this honor 
have all his saints. Alleluia. 

PSALM 150. — Laudate Deum. 
A LLELUIA. Praise God in his sanctuary : praise him in 



Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to 
his excellent greatness. 

Praise him with the sound of the Hrumpet: praise him 
with the psalter v y and harp. 

Praise him with the timbrel and N dance: praise him with 
stringed JnstruMnents and organs. 

Praise him upon the loud x cymbals : praise him upon the 
high ^sounding cymbals. 

Let every thing that hath x breath : v praise the Lord. Al- 
leluia. 

\ From Epiphany to Lent, and from the first Sunday after Pentecost 
to Advent, shall be sung this Anthem, Rev. vii: 12. 

BLESSING, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and 
honor, and power, and might : be unto our God forever 
and ever. Amen. 

If On Sundays, from Epiphany till Lent, and from the first Sunday 
after Pentecost till Advent, shall be sung the following 




HYMN. — Primo dierum omnium. 



o 




LAUDS. 



The day its Maker rose again, 

And vanquished death, and burst our chain ; 

Away with sleep and slothful ease ! 
We raise our hearts and bend our knees, 
And early seek the Lord of all, 
According to the prophet's call. 

0 Father of unclouded light, 
We pray thee, kneeling in thy sight, 
From all defilement to be freed, 
And every sinful thought and deed ; 

That this our body's mortal frame 
May know no sin and fear no shame, 
Whereby, the fires of hell may rise, 
To torture us in fiercer wise. 

We therefore, Savior, cry to thee, 
To wash out our iniquity; 
And give us of thy boundless grace, 
The blessings of the heavenly place; 

That we, thence exiled by our sin, 
Hereafter may be welcomed in; 
That blessed time awaiting now, 
With hymns of glory here we bow. 

Glory and praises ever be, 
0 Jesus Christ our Lord, to thee ; 
Whom all the heavenly host adore, 
God over all, forevermore. Amen. 

H Then shall be read the Lesson from the New Testament, according 
to the Calendar ; and, the same being ended, the people, standing 
up, shall say or sing 
R. — Glory be to thee, 0 Lord. 

If Then shall be sung, throughout the gear, the Song of Moses and of i'ne 
Lamb. 

144 



lot Vorao 



LAUDS. 

Magna et Mirabilia. — Rev. xv: 3. 



m 



Tone 5. 1st ending. 



=:(<=): 



Great and marvellous . .Lord God AW mighty: just and true are . . thou "King of Saints. 

GREAT and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Al- 
mighty : just and true are thy ways, thou N King of 
saints. 

Who shall not fear thee, 0 Lord, and glorify thy v name : 
for thou a x lone art holy. 

For all nations shall come and worship be v fore thee : for 
thy judgments are made manifest. 

V. — To Jesus Christ the Lord be glory and do v minion : for- 
ever and ever. Amen. 

R. — He is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the 
End, the First and the N Last : who is, and who was, and who 
is to come, the x Almighty. 

% Then shall the Minister continue : 
V. — 0 Lord, unto thee have I cried: 
E. — And in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee. 
V. — Let my mouth be filled with thy praise : 
i2. — That I may sing of thy glory and of thy greatness all 
the day. 

V. — The Lord be with you : 

E. — And with thy spirit. 

Minister. — Let us pray. 

V. — 0 Lord, hide thy face from my sins : 

E. — And blot out mine iniquities. 

V. — Create in me a clean heart, 0 God : 

E. — And renew a right spirit within me. 

V. — Cast me not away from thy presence: 

B. — And take not thy Holy Spirit from me. 

V. — Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation: 

E. — And uphold me with thv free spirit. 

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LAUDS. 



V. — 0 Lord, hear my prayer : 
JR. — And let my cry come unto thee. 
If In Advent and Lent shall here be said, the Minister and 'people still 
kneeling, Psalm 6, Domine ne in furore, together with what 
follows, as far as to the Collect, the same being omitted at all 
other times, except on appointed fasts. 

V. — Turn us again, 0 Lord God of hosts: 

JR. — And cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved. 

V. — Arise, 0 Lord, and help us : 

JR. — And deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy Name's 
sake. 

V. — 0 Lord, hear my prayer : 
JR. — And let my cry come unto thee. 
If Here shall be said the Collect for the day, and thereupon, throughout 
the year, this 

\ Collect for Grace. 

OLORD our heavenly Father, Almighty and everlasting 
God, who hast safely brought us to the beginning of this 
day: Defend us in the same with thy mighty power, and grant 
that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind 
of danger, but that all our thoughts, words, and works may 
be directed to the keeping of thy holy laws : for thy mercy's 
sake, 0 Jesus Christ our Lord. JR. — Amen. 

% Or this: 

YOUCHSAFE, 0 Lord God, King of heaven and earth, to 
direct, sanctify, rule, and govern this day our hearts and 
bodies, our thoughts, our speech, and our acts in the ways of 
thy laws and the works of thy commandments : that here and 
ever we may be saved and delivered, thou being our helper, 
0 Savior of the world, who livest and reignest world without 
end. JR. — Amen. 

FT^HE Lord keep our going out and our coming in from this 
J- time forth and evermore. R. — Amen 

% Here endeth the Office. 

146 



LAUDS: OR THE OFFICE OF MORNING PRAISE, 

FOR EACH DAY OF THE WEEK. 



V. 

&c. 

R. 
&c. 



I laid me down and slept, 



I awaked for the Lord, 

Continue as in the Office 
for Sunday as far as to the 
response, King of eternal, etc. 
The same each day of the week. 
Ps. 51. Have mercy, &c. 
Ps. 5. Give ear to, &c. 
Ps. 63. 0 God, thou art, &c. 

Sony of Isaiah, c. xii. 

OLORD, I will praise thee: 
though thou wast angry 
with me, thine anger is turned 
away, and thou comfortedst me. 

Behold, God is my salvation ; 
I will trust, and not be afraid : 
for the Lord Jehovah is my 
strength and my song; he also 
is become my salvation. 

Therefore with joy shall ye 
draw water: out of the wells 
of salvation. 

And in that day shall ye say, 
praise the Lord, call upon his 
name : declare his doings among 
the people, make mention that 
his name is exalted. 

Sing unto the Lord, for he 
hath done excellent things : 
this is known in all the earth. 

Cry out and shout, thou in- 
habitant of Zion: for great is 



the Holy One of Israel in the 
midst of thee. 

Antiphon. And God said, Let there 
be a firmament in the midst of the 
waters, and let it divide the waters 
from the waters, and it was so: and 
the evening and the morning were the 
second day. Alleluia. 

Ps. 150. Alleluia. 

Sentence. Jesus said, I am the light 
of the world : he that followeth after 
me shall not walk in darkness, but 
shall have the light of life.— John viii: 
12. 

HYMN. 

THOU Splendor of the Father's ray, 
True Light of light, and Day of day : 
Light's fountain and eternal spring, 
Thou Morn the morn illumining! 
Glide in, thou very Sun Divine, 
With everlasting brightness shine; 
And shed abroad on every sense, 
Thy holy Spirit's influence. 
Our acts with courage do thou fill, 
Blunt thou the tempter's tooth of ill; 
Misfortune into good convert, 
Or give us grace to bear unhurt. 
Our spirits, whatsoe'er betide, 
In chaste and loyal bodies guide; 
Let faith with fervor unalloyed, 
The bane of falsehood still avoid. 
Thou, Lord, our daily food, be nigh, 
Let faith our daily cup supply; 
So may we quaff to calm and bless, 
The Spirit's rapturous holiness. 
Now let the day in joy pass on ; 
Our modesty like early dawn, 
Our faith like noon-tide splendor glow, 
Our souls the night-fall never know. 

Glory and praises, &c. Dox. II. 

Then follows the Lesson, as in 
the Calendar; and, after that, the 
Office proceeds as on Sunday. 



147 



lauds: oe morning praise, 



Ps. 51. Have mercy, &c. 

Ps. 43. Judge me, &c. 

Ps. 63. 0 God, thou art, &c. 

So'ng of Habakkuk, c. iii. 

OLORD, I have heard thy 
speech, I was afraid: 0 
Lord, revive thy work in the 
midst of the years, in the midst 
of the years make known, in 
wrath remember mercy. 

God came from Teman: and 
the Holy One from mount Paran. 

His glory covered the heav- 
ens : and the earth was full of 
his praise. 

And his brightness was as 
the light : he had horns coming 
out of his hand, and there was 
the hiding of his power. 

Before him went the pesti- 
lence : and burning coals went 
forth at his feet. 

He stood and measured the 
earth: he beheld, and drove 
asunder the nations. 

And the everlasting mount- 
ains were scattered, the perpet- 
ual hills did bow: his ways are 
everlasting. 

I saw the tents of Cushan in 
affliction: the curtains of the 
land of Midian did tremble. 

Was the Lord displeased 
against the rivers: was thine 
anger against the rivers? 

Was thy wrath against the 
sea: that thou didst ride upon 
thy horses, thy chariots of sal- 
vation? 

Thy bow was made quite 
naked, according to the oaths 
of the tribes, even thy Word: 



thou didst cleave the earth with 

rivers. 

The mountains saw thee and 
they trembled : the overflowing 
of the water passed by. 

The deep uttered his voice: 
and lifted up his hands on high. 

The sun and moon stood still 
in their habitation : at the light 
of thine arrows they went, and 
at the shining of thy glittering 
spear. 

Thou didst march through 
the land in indignation: thou 
didst thresh the heathen in 
anger. 

Thou wentest forth for the 
salvation of thy people: even for 
salvation with thine anointed. 

Thou wounded st the head out 
of the house of the wicked : by 
discovering the foundation unto 
the neck. 

Thou didst strike through 
with his staves the head of his 
villages : they came out as a 
whirlwind to scatter me, their 
rejoicing was as to devour the 
poor secretly. 

Thou didst walk through the 
sea with thy horses: through 
the heap of great waters. 

When I heard, my belly 
trembled: my lips quivered at 
the voice. 

Rottenness entered into my 
bones: and I trembled in my- 
self, that I might rest in the 
day of trouble. 

When he cometh up unto the 
people: he will invade them 
with his troops. 

Although the fig-tree shall 
not blossom: and there shall 
be no fruit in the vines : 



FOR EACH DAY OF THE WEEK. 



The labor of the olive shall 
fail: and the fields shall yield 
no meat : 

The flock shall be cut off from 
the fold : and there shall be no 
herd in the stalls : 

Yet will I rejoice in the 
Lord: I will joy in the God 
of my salvation. 

The Lord God is my strength, 
and he will make my feet like 
hinds' feet : and he will make me 
to walk upon mine high places. 

Ant. And God said, Let the dry land 
appear, and let the earth bring forth 
grass, the herb, and the tree, and it 
was so : and the evening and the morn- 
ing were the third day. Alleluia. 

Ps. 150. Alleluia. . 

Sentence. In him was life : and the 
life was the light of men. — John i : 4. 

HYMN. 

OUR limbs refreshed with slumber 
now, 

And sloth cast off, in prayer we bow ; 
And while we sing thy praises dear, 
O Father, be thou present here. 
To thee our earliest morning song, 
To thee our hearts' full powers belong ; 
And thou, 0 Holy One, prevent 
Each following action and intent. 
Cut off, we pray thee, each offense, 
Each evil thing of thought and sense; 
So we who now do thee adore, 
May sing thy praises evermore. 
Grant that we ask, &c. Dox. III. 



Ps. 51. Have mercy, &c. 
Ps. 65. Praise waiteth, &c. 
Ps. 63. 0 God, thou art, &c. 

Song of Hannah, 1 Sam. ii : 1-10. 

MY heart rejoiceth in the 
Lord : mine horn is exalted 
in the Lord. 

My mouth is enlarged over 
mine enemies: because I rejoice 
in thy salvation. 



There is none holy as the 
Lord, for there is none besides 
thee : neither is there any rock 
like our God. 

Talk no more so exceeding 
proudly: let not arrogancy come 
out of your mouth. 

For the Lord is a God of 
knowledge: and by him are 
actions weighed. 

The bows of the mighty men 
are broken : and they that stum- 
bled are girded with strength. 

They that were full have 
hired out themselves for bread: 
and they that were hungry 
ceased. 

So that the barren hath 
borne seven : and she that 
hath many children is waxed 
feeble. 

The Lord killeth, and maketh 
alive : he bringeth down to the 
grave, and bringeth up. 

The Lord maketh poor, and 
maketh rich : he bringeth low, 
and lifteth up. 

He raiseth up the poor out 
of the dust: and lifteth up the 
beggar from the dunghill. 

To set them among princes : 
and to make them inherit the 
throne of glory. 

For the pillars of the earth 
are the Lord's : and he hath set 
the world upon them. 

He will keep the feet of his 
saints : and the wicked shall be 
silent in darkness. 

For by strength shall no man 
prevail: the adversaries of the 
Lord shall be broken in pieces. 

Out of heaven shall he thun- 
der upon them : the Lord shall 
judge the ends of the earth. 



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And he shall give strength to 

his king: and exalt the horn 

of his anointed. 

Ant. And God made two great lights, 
the greater light to rule the day, and 
the lesser light to rule the night; he 
made the stars also: and the evening 
and the morning were the fourth day. 
Alleluia. 

Ps. 150. Alleluia. 

Sentence. He that doeth the truth 
Cometh to the light, that his deeds 
may be made manifest that they are 
wrought in God.— John iii: 21. 

HYMN. 

THE winged herald of the day 
Proclaims the morn's approaching 
ray ; 

And Christ the Lord the soul excites, 
And so to endless life invites. 
Take up thy bed, to each he cries, 
Who sick or wrapped in slumber lies ; 
And chaste, and just, and sober stand, 
And watch, my coming is at hand. 
Do thou, 0 Lord, our slumbers wake; 
Do thou the chains of darkness break; 
Purge thou our former sins away, 
And in our souls new light display. 
Glory and praises, &c. Dox. II. 



Ps. 51. Have rnercy, &c. 
Ps. 70. Make haste, &c. 
Ps. 63. 0 God, thou art, &c. 

Song of Moses, Exodus xv: 1-18. 

I WILL sing unto the Lord, for 
he hath triumphed gloriously : 
the horse and his rider hath he 
thrown into the sea. 

The Lord is my strength and 
song, and he is become my sal- 
vation: he is my God, and I 
will prepare him an habitation, 
my father's God, and I will 
exalt him. 

The Lord is a man of war: 
the Lord is his" name. 

Pharaoh's chariots and his 
host hath he cast into the sea : 



his chosen captains also are 
drowned in the Red Sea. 

The depths have covered 
them: they sank into the bot- 
tom as a stone. 

Thy right hand, 0 Lord, is 
become glorious in power: thy 
right hand, 0 Lord, hath dashed 
in pieces the enemy. 

And in the greatness of thine 
excellency, thou hast over- 
thrown them that rose up 
against thee: thou sentest 
forth thy wrath, which con- 
sumed them as stubble. 

And with the blast of thy 
nostrils, the waters were gath- 
ered together: the floods stood 
upright as an heap, and the 
depths were congealed in the 
heart of the sea. 

The enemy said, I will pur- 
sue, I will overtake, I will 
divide the spoil, my lust shall 
be satisfied upon them: I will 
draw my sword, my hand shall 
destroy them. 

Thou didst blow with thy 
wind, the sea covered them; 
they sank as lead in the mighty 
waters.. 

Who is like unto thee, 0 Lord, 
among the gods : who is like 
thee, glorious in holiness, fear- 
ful in praises, doing wonders ? 

Thou stretchedst out thy right 
hand : the earth swallowed them. 

Thou in thy mercy hast led 
forth the people which thou 
hast redeemed : thou hast 
guided them in thy strength 
unto thy holy habitation. 

The people shall hear, and be 
afraid: sorrow shall take hold 
on the inhabitants of Philistia. 



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FOR EACH DAY 

Then the dukes of Edom shall 
be amazed, the mighty men of 
Moab, trembling shall take hold 
upon them: all the inhabitants 
of Canaan shall melt away. 

Fear and dread shall fall 
upon them, by the greatness 
of thine arm they shall be still 
as a stone : till thy people pass 
over, 0 Lord, till the people 
pass over, which thou hast pur- 
chased. 

Thou shalt bring them in 
and plant them in the mountain 
of thine inheritance: in the 
place, 0 Lord, which thou hast 
made for thee to dwell in, in 
the sanctuary, 0 Lord, which 
thy hands have established. 

The Lord shall reign: for- 
ever and ever. 

Ant. And God said, Let the waters 
bring forth abundantly, the moving 
creature that hath life, and fowl that 
may fly above the earth, in the open 
firmament of heaven : and the evening 
and the morning were the fifth day. 
Alleluia. 

Ps. 150. Alleluia. 

Sentence. Jesus said, Walk while ye 
have the light: lest darkness come 
upon you.— John xii: 35. 

HYMN. 

BEHOLD the golden dawn arise, 
The paling night forsake the skies; 
O, let our souls no longer stray 
In darkness' rash and devious way. 
May this new day be calmly passed, 
May we keep pure while it shall last ; 
Nor let our lips from truth depart, 
Nor dark designs engage the heart. 
So may the day speed on, the tongue 
No falsehood know, the hands no 
wrong; 

Our eyes from wanton gaze refrain, 
No guilt our guarded bodies stain. 
For God, all-seeing from on high, 
Surveys us with a watchful eye ; 
Each day our every act he knows, 
From early dawn to evening's close. 
Glory and praises, &c. Dox. II. 



OF THE WEEK. 

Ps. 51. Have mercy, &c. 
Ps. 143. Hear my prayer, &c. 
Ps. 63. 0 God, tnou art, &c. 

Song of Jonah, c. ii : 2-10. 

I CRIED by reason of mine 
affliction, unto the Loud, and 
he heard me: out of the belly 
of hell cried I, and thou didst 
hear my voice. 

For thou hadst cast me into 
the deep, in the midst of the 
seas : and the floods compassed 
me about, all thy billows and 
thy waves passed over me. 

Then I said, I am cast out of 
thy sight : yet I will look 
again toward thy holy temple. 

The waters compassed me 
about to the soul: the depth 
closed me around, the weeds 
were wrapped about my head. 

I went down to the bottoms 
of the mountains, the earth 
with her bars was about me 
forever : yet hast thou brought 
up my life from corruption, 0 
Lord, my God. 

When my soul did faint 
within me, I remembered the 
Lord : and my prayer came in 
unto thee, into thy holy temple. 

They that observe lying van- 
ities : forsake their own mercy. 

But I will sacrifice unto thee 
with the voice of thanksgiving, 
I will pay that that I have 
vowed: salvation is of the Lord. 

Ant. And God created man in his 
own image, in the image of God cre- 
ated he him : and the evening and the 
morning were the sixth day. Alleluia. 

Ps. 150. Alleluia. 

Sentence. Jesus said, I am come a 
light into the world, that whosoever 

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LAUDS : OR MORNING PRAISE, 



believeth on me should not abide in 
darkness.— John xii: 46. 

HYMN. 

THE day-star's rays are glittering 
clear, 

And tell that day itself is near; 
The shadows of the nisht depart, 
Thou, Holy Light, illume the heart! 
Within our senses ever dwell, 
And worldly darkness thence expel ; 
Long as the days of life endure, 
Preserve our souls devout and pure. 
The Faith, that first must be possessed, 
Eoot deep within our inmost breast; 
And joyous Hope, in second place, 
Then Charity, thy greatest grace. 
Glory and praises, &c. Dox. II. 



Ps. 51. Have mercy, &c. 

Ps. 92. It is a good thing. &c. 

Ps. 63. 0 God, thou art, &c. 

Song of 3foses, Deut. xxxii. 

GIVE ear, 0 ye heavens, and 
I will speak: and hear, 0 
earth, the words of my mouth. 

My doctrine shall drop as the 
rain, my speech shall distil as 
the dew: as the small rain 
upon the tender herb, and as 
the showers upon the grass. 

Because I will publish the 
name of the Lord : ascribe ye 
greatness unto our God. 

He is the Rock, his work is 
perfect, for all his ways are 
judgment : a God of truth, and 
without iniquity, just and right 
is he. 

They have corrupted them- 
selves, their spot is not the spot 
of his children : they are a 
perverse and a crooked genera- 
tion. 

Do ye thus requite the Lord, 
0 foolish people and unwise : 



is not he thy Father that hath 
bought thee, hath he not made 
thee, and established thee ? 

Remember the days of old, 
consider the years of many 
generations : ask thy father, 
and he will show thee, thy 
elders, and they will tell thee. 

When the Most High divided 
to the nations their inheritance: 
when he separated the sons of 
Adam — 

He set the bounds of the 
people : according to the num- 
ber of the sons of Israel. 

For the Lord's portion is his 
people : Jacob is the lot of his 
inheritance. 

He found him in a desert 
land, and in the waste, howling 
wilderness : he led him about, 
he instructed him, he kept him 
as the apple of his eye. 

As an eagle stirreth up her 
nest, fluttereth over her young : 
spreadeth abroad her wings, 
taketh them, beareth them on 
her wings ; 

So the Lord alone did lead 
him: and there was no strange 
god with him. 

He made him ride on the 
high places of the earth: that 
he might eat the increase of 
the fields. 

And he made him to suck 
honey out of the rock: and oil 
out of the flinty rock. 

Butter of kine, and milk of 
sheep, with fat of lambs: and 
rams of the breed of Bashan, 
and goats. 

With the fat of kidneys of 
wheat: and thou didst drink 
the pure blood of the grape. 



FOR EACH DAY OF THE WEEK. 



Ant. Thus the heavens and the earth 
were finished : and all the host of them. 
Alleluia. 

Ps. 150. Alleluia. 

Sentence. Jesus said, While ye have 
the light believe in the light, that ye 
may he the children of light.— John 
xii: 36. 

HYMN. 

DAWiN sprinkles all the east with 
light, 

Day o'er the earth is gliding bright ; 
Morn's glittering rays their course 

begin ; 

Farewell to darkness and to sin. 

All evil of the past, depart ; 

All thought of wrong forsake the heart ; 



Let every ill that darkness brought 
Beneath its shade, now come to naught. 
So that last morn which w T e await, 
We may w T ith hope anticipate ; 
That it with blessed light shall glow, 
The while we sing as here below: 
Glory and praises ever be, 
0 Jesus Christ, our Lord, to thee ; 
Whom all the heavenly hosts adore, 
God over all, forevermore. 



% At Vespers on Sataraay. 

Ant. And on the seventh day God 
ended his work which he had made: 
and God blessed the seventh day and 
sanctified it, because that in it he had 
rested from all his work. Alleluia. 



THE COMPLIN: 

OR 

THE OFFICE FOR THE NIGHT. 



•f The Reader begins : 

THE Lord grant us a quiet night and perfect end: 
M. — Amen. 

Short Lesson: St. Mark xiii: 33. 

TAKE ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when 
the time is. For the Son of man is as a man taking a 
far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his 
servants, and to every man his work ; and commanded the 
porter to watch. Watch ye, therefore : for ye know not when 
the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or 
at the cock-crowing, or in the morning : lest, coming suddenly, 
he rind you sleeping. And what I say unto you, I say unto 
all, Watch. 

%All kneel down, and say in silence, Our Father, etc., and thereupon 

continue in a loud voice: 

I CONFESS to thee, Almighty God, that I have sinned in 
thought, w^ord, and work, and through my fault alone. Be 
merciful, 0 God, to me a sinner. 

V. — Almighty God, be merciful to us, and bless us; and, 
forgiving us our sins, bring us to everlasting life. 
JR. — Amen. 

V. — 0 God, make speed to deliver us : 
B. — 0 Lord, make haste to help us. 

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THE COMPLIN. 



If Here all stand up. 

V. — To Jesus Christ the Lord be glory and dominion : for- 
ever and ever. Amen. 

H. — He is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and 
the End, the First and the Last : who is, and who was, and 
who is to come, the Almighty. 

PSALM 4. — Cum invocarem. 

1st Verse. Tone 3. 1st ending. 

Hear me when . . O God of my 'righteousness : thou hast . . mercy upon 'me, aud hear my prayer. 

HEAR me when I call, 0 God of rny Righteousness : thou 
hast enlarged me when I was in distress, have mercy 
upon N me, and hear my prayer. 

0 ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into 
shame : how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing ? 

But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly 
x for himself : the Lord will hear when I N call unto him. 

Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart 
upon your bed, and be still. 

Offer the sacrifices of ^righteousness : and put your Hrust 
in the Lord. 

There be many that say, Who will show us any good : 
Lord, lift thou up the light of thy ^countenance upon us. 

Thou hast put gladness m my heart: more than in the 
time that their corn and their x wine increased. 

1 will both lay me down in N peace, and sleep : for thou, Lord, 
only makest me Mwell in safety. 

V. — To Jesus Christ the Lord be glory y and dominion: for- 
ever and ever. Amen. 

JR. — He is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and 
the End, the v First and the Last: who is, and who was, and 
who is to come, the v Almighty. 

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THE COMPLIN. 



PSALM 31. — In te Domine, speravi : v. 1-8, 19-24. 

IN thee, 0 Lord, do I put my trust, let me never v be ashamed : 
deliver me v m thy righteousness. 

Bow down thine ear to me, deliver me speedily: be thou my 
strong rock, for a house of de v fense to save me. 

For thou art my rock and my fortress: therefore for thy 
name's sake lead x me, and guide me. 

Pull me out of the net that they have laid v privily for me: 
for thou art my strength. 

Into thy hand I com x mit my spirit : thou hast redeemed 
me, 0 v Lord God of truth. 

I have hated them that regard ly N ing vanities : but I Hrust 
in the Lord. 

I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy : for thou hast con- 
sidered my trouble, thou hast known my soul in adversities. 

And hast not shut me up into the hand 6f the enemy: thou 
hast set my feet in a large room. 

0 how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for 
Hhem that fear thee : which thou hast wrought for them that 
trust in thee be v fore the sons of men. 

Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from 
the x pride of man : thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavil- 
ion v from the strife of tongues. 

Blessed v be the Lord : for he hath showed me his marvel- 
lous kindness in a strong city. 

For I said in my haste, I am cut off from be v fore thine 
eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications 
when I N cried unto thee. 

0 love the Lord, all N ye his saints: for the Lord preserv- 
eth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer. 

Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart* 
all ye that mope in the Lord. 

V. — To Jesus Christ the Lord, &c. 

M. — He is the Alpha and the Omega, &c. 

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THE COMPLIN. 



PSALM 91.— Qui habitat 

HE that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High : 
shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 
I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress : 
my God, in v him will I trust. 

Surely he shall deliver thee from the v snare of the fowler : 
and from the v noisome pestilence. 

He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings 
N shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy v shield and buckler. 

Thou shalt not be afraid for the Herror by night: nor for 
the arrow that flieth. by day. 

Nor for the pestilence that Hvalketh in darkness: nor for 
the destruction that v wasteth at noonday. 

A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at Hhy 
right hand : but it shall N not come nigh thee. 

Only with thine eyes shalt Hhou behold: and see the re- 
ward 6f the wicked. 

Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge : 
even the Most High, thy habitation. 

There shall no evil befall thee : neither shall any plague 
come v nigh thy dwelling. 

For he shall give his angels charge over thee: to keep Hhee 
in all thy ways. 

They shall bear thee up in their hands : lest thou dash thy 
v foot against a stone. 

Thou shalt tread upon the Mion and adder: the young lion 
and the dragon shalt thou Hrample under feet. 

Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I de- 
Miver him : I will set him on high, because v he hath known 
my name. 

He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be 
with him in trouble, I will deliver v him, and honor him. 

With long life will I \satisfy him: and show him N my sal- 
vation. 

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THE COMPLIN. 



V. — To Jesus Christ the Lord, &c. 

H. — He is the Alpha and the Omega, &c. 

PSALM 134— Ecce nunc. 




EHOLD, bless ye the Loed, all ye servants of the Lord: 
! which by night stand in the house of the Lord. 



Lift up your hands in the sanctuary : and bless the Lord. 
The Lord that made heaven and earth: bless thee out of 
Zion. V. — To Jesus Christ the Lord, &c. 

H. — He is the Alpha and the Omega, &c. 

SENTENCE. 

THOU, 0 Lord, art in the midst of us, and we are called 
by thy name: leave us not. — Jer. xiv: 9. 

THE HYMN. — Te lucis ante terminum. 

BEFORE the ending of the day, 
Creator of the world, we pray 
That with thy wonted favor, thou 
Wouldst be our guard and keeper now. 

From all ill dreams defend our eyes, 
From nightly fears and phantasies; 
Tread under foot our ghostly foe, 
That no temptation we may know. 

Grant that we ask, Almighty Lord, 
Jesus the Christ alone adored; 
Blest Fullness of the Trinity, 
Reigning on high eternally. Amen. 

\ If there be an Anthem appointed for the Office, it shall here follow. 
\ Then shall be read the Lesson from the Old Testament, according to 

the Calendar; and the same being ended, the people, standing up 

shall say or sing : 

B. — Thanks be to thee, 0 God. 

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THE COMPLIN. 



The Song of Simeon. Nunc dimiltis. St. Luke ii : 29. 

1st Verse. Tone 1st. 3d ending. 





















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Lord now . . servant de 
For mine t 


part in 
;yes have 


peace : 
seen : 


ac - - 
thy - 


l coroT - 


ing 
sal - 


to 
- va - 


thy word 
- tion. 





LORD, now lettest thou thy servant de v part in peace: ac- 
cording to thy word. 
For mine eyes have seen : Hhy salvation. 
Which thou v hast prepared : before the v face of all people. 
A light to ^lighten the Gentiles: and the glory of thy x people 
Israel. 

V. — To Jesus Christ the Lord be glory r and dominion : for- 
ever and ever. Amen. 

R. — He is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and 
the End, the N First and "the Last : who is, and who was, and 
who is to v come, the Almighty. 

V. — Into thy hands, 0 Lord, I commit my spirit: 

R. — Thou hast redeemed me, 0 Lord God of truth. 

V. — Blessed art thou, Lord God of our fathers : 

R. — Praiseworthy and glorious forever. 

V. — The Lord be with you : 

R. — And with thy spirit. 

Minister. — Let us pray. 

V. — Lord, have mercy upon us: 

R. — Have mercy upon us. 

V. — 0 Lord, in thee have we trusted: 

R. — Let us never be confounded. 

V. — 0 Lord, hear my prayer : 

R. — And let my cry come unto thee. 
\ Here may be said the Collects, as in the Vesper Office, provided that 
Office has not been said the same day, or any of the occasional 
prayers and thanksgivings contained in this book; and, after all 
others, shall be said these prayers following : 

VISIT. 0 Lord, we beseech thee, this family of thy serv- 
ants, and drive far from us all the snares of the enemy. 



THE COMPLIN. 



Let thy holy angels surround us, who keep us in peace, and 
let thy blessing be always upon us. Amen. 

SAVE us, 0 Lord, while we wake, and keep us while we 
sleep, that our souls may continually watch for thee, and 
that we may rest in thy peace forever and ever. Amen. 
V. — The Lord grant us his peace : 
jR. — And life eternal. Amen. 



End of the Complin. 



&ntipi)Ottss, (Eollects, antr dispels. 



[Note: The Antiphon, Collect and Gospel together with the Anthem, Sequence 
and Hymn, constitute that part of the service for each Sunday which has a 
historical or commemorative import, referring generally to some special event 
of our Saviour's Life, or embodying some particular precept of His Doctrine. 

The Antiphon is a single sentence from Scripture indicating, like a key-note, 
the event or precept specially commemorated in the service of the day. It may 
be read or sung, being introduced always between the opening Psalm and the 
Psalter for the day. When there are more than one appointed they shall follow 
in the order specially indicated. 

The Collect is a short petition to be offered just before the stated prayers of the 
office, having reference generally to that instruction which is contained in the 
Gospel for the day. 

The Gospel is a portion of the JS T ew Testament presenting a particular event 
in the Life of our Lord or precept of His teaching. From Advent until Pente- 
cost the Gospels for the successive Sundays present a consecutive history of our 
Kedemption. The Gospel forms the proper Lesson for the Office before the Com- 
munion ; it may also be read, on other than Communion Days, in any of the 
daily offices in place of the Second Lesson.] 

Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, 
Annas and Caiaphas being the 
high priests, the word of God 
came unto John the son of Zach- 
arias in the wilderness. And he 
came into all the country about 
Jordan, preaching the baptism 
of repentance, for the remission 
of sins; as it is written in the 
book of the words of Esaias the 
prophet, saying, The voice of 
one crying in the wilderness, 
Prepare ye the way of the Lord, 
make his paths straight. Every 
valley shall be filled, and every 
mountain and hill shall be 
brought low; and the crooked 
shall be made straight, and 
the rough ways shall be made 
smooth; and all flesh shall see 
the salvation of God. 



# I'mt ^tmlmi) in Jlimmt. 

Antiphon. Drop down ye heavens 
from above and let the skies pour 
down righteousness: let the earth 
open, and let them bring forth salva- 
tion. 

THE COLLECT. 

A LMIGHTY God give us grace 
that we may cast away the 
works of darkness and put upon 
us the armour of light now in 
the time of thy second coming 
in power and great glory: that 
being quickened by thy judg- 
ments and born anew of thy 
ever-living Word we may rise to 
the life immortal ; through thy 
redeeming mercy O Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

Ti This Collect is to be repeated every dap 
with the other Collects in Advent until 
Christmas. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Luke iii: 1-6. 
f^OW in the fifteenth year of 
the reign of Tiberius Cesar, 
Pontius Pilate being governor 
of Judea, and Herod being te- 
trarch of Galilee, and his brother 
Philip tetrarch of Iturea and of 
the region of Trachonitis, and 



Ant. I shall see him but not now, I 
shall behold him but not nigh: there 
shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a 
Scepter shall rise out of Israel. 



THE COLLECT. 

pOME to deliver us, O Lord 
^ God of hosts: turn us again 

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and we shall be saved: cleanse 
us, by thy grace, with the gift of 
worthy repentance, that we may 
be enabled to stand before thee 
in the judgment ; through thy 
mercy, O Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Luke xxi : 25-33. 

A there shall be signs in the 
sun, and in the moon, and in 
the stars; and upon the earth 
distress of nations, with perplex- 
ity, the sea and the waves roar- 
ing; men's hearts failing them 
for fear, and for looking after 
those things which are coming 
on the earth: for the powers of 
heaven shall be shaken. And 
then shall they see the Son of 
Man coming in a cloud with 
power and great glory. And 
when these things begin to come 
to pass, then look up, and lift up 
your heads ; for your redemption 
draweth nigh. And he spake to 
them a parable, Behold the fig- 
tree, and all the trees; when 
they now shoot forth, ye see and 
know of your own selves that 
summer is now nigh at hand. So 
likewise ye, when ye see these 
things come to pass, know ye 
that the kingdom of God is nigh 
at hand. Verily I say unto you, 
This generation shall not pass 
away, till all be fulfilled : heaven 
and "earth shall pass away; but 
my words shall not pass away. 



Ct)trt> £unt»afl in ivfctient. 

Ant. Behold I will send my messen- 
ger ; and he shall prepare the way be- 
fore me. 

THE COLLECT. 

■\T7"E beseech thee, O Lord, in- 
* » cline thine ears to our pray- 
ers and enlighten the darkness 
of 'our minds by the grace of thy 
visitation ; for thy mercy's sake. 
Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Matt, xi: 2-10. 
TVTOW when John had heard in 
the prison the works of 
Christ, he sent two of his dis- 
ciples, and said unto him, Art 
thou he that should come, or 



do we look for another? Jesus 
answered and said unto them, 
Go and shew John again those 
things which ye do hear and see : 
The blind receive their sight, and 
the lame walk, the lepers are 
cleansed, and the deaf hear, the 
dead are raised up, and the poor 
have the Gospel preached to 
them; And blessed is he who- 
soever shall not be offended in 
me. And as they departed, Jesus 
began to say unto the multitudes 
concerning John, What went ye 
out into the wilderness to see ? a 
reed shaken with the wind ? But 
what went ye out for to see? a 
man clothed in soft raiment ? Be- 
hold, they that wear soft cloth- 
ing are in kings' houses. But 
what went ye out for to see? a 
prophet? yea, I say unto you, 
and more than a prophet. For 
this is he of whom it is written, 
Behold, I send my messenger be- 
fore thy face, which shall pre- 
pare thy way before thee. 



fouxfy in i\fctieni. 

Ant. Rejoice greatly, 0 daughter of 
Zion : behold, thy King cometh unto 
thee. 

THE COLLECT. 

f\ LORD, raise up, we pray thee, 
" thy power and come among 
us and with great might succour 
us: that whereas through our 
sins and wickedness we are sore 
tried and hindered in running 
the race that is set before us, thy 
bountiful grace may speedily 
help and deliver us; through 
thy mercy, O Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. John i : 19-28. 
A NDthis is the record of John, 
when the Jews sent priests 
and Levites from Jerusalem, to 
ask him, Who art thou? And 
he confessed, and denied not; 
but confessed, I am not the 
Christ. And they asked him, 
What then? Art thou Elias? 
And he saith, I am not. Art 
thou that prophet ? And he an- 
swered, No. Then said they unto 
him, Who art thou? that we 



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may give an answer to them that 
sent us. What sayest thou of 
thyself? He said, I am the voice 
of "one crying in the wilderness, 
Make straight the way of the 
Lord, as said the prophet Esaias. 
And they which were sent wore 
of the Pharisees. And they asked 
him, and said unto him, Why 
baptizest thou then , if thou be not 
that Christ, nor Elias, neither 
that prophet? John answered 
them, saying, I baptize with 
water: but there standeth one 
among you, whom ye know not : 
he it is, who coming after me, 
is preferred before me, whose 
shoe's latchet I am not worthy 
to unloose. These things were 
done in Bethabara beyond Jor- 
dan, where John was baptizing. 



€tjc €tie of the maturity. 

Ant. Behold a virgin shall conceive 
and bare a son : and shall call his 
name Emmanuel. 

THE COLLECT. 

TyE beseech thee, Almighty 
vv God, let our souls be en- 
kindled by thy Spirit that being 
filled as lamps, by the divine 
gift, we may shine as blazing 
lights in thy presence in the day 
of thy coming and enter with 
thee into thine everlasting king- 
dom; through thy redeeming 
mercy, O Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 



THE NATIVITY, OR BIRTH-DAY 
OF OUR LORD, COMMONLY 
CALLED 

<£hrt0tma0-jDat). 

At Lauds. The AntiphonsS* 

1. In the beginning was the Word 
and the Word was with God and the 
Word was God: and the Word was 
made flesh and dwelt among us. Al- 
leluia. 

Ps. 93. The Lord reigneth, <fcc. 



Ant. 2. And there were In the same 
country shepherds abiding in the field, 
keeping watch over their flock by 
night: and lo, the angel of the Lord 
came upon them, and the glory of the 
Lord shone round about them ; and 
they were sore afraid. Alleluia. 

Ps. 100. Make a joyful noise, &c. 

Ant. 3. And the angel of the Lord 
said unto them, Fear not: for behold, 
I bring you good tidings of great joy, 
which shall be to all people. Alleluia. 

Ps. 63. O God thou art, &c. 

Ps. 67. God be merciful, &c. 

Ps. 148. Alleluia. 

Ant. 4 . For unto you is born this day, 
in the city of David, a Saviour, which 
is Christ the Lord: and this shall be a 
sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe 
wrapped in swaddling-clothes, lying 
in a manger. Alleluia. 

Ps. 149. Alleluia. 

Ant. 5. And suddenly there was with 
the angel a multitude of the heavenly 
host praising God, and saying, Glory 
to God in the highest, and on earth 
peace, good will toward men. Alle- 
luia. 

At Matiyis; Antiphon: I will declare 
the decree, the Lord hatn said unto 
me: thou art my Son, this day have I 
begotten thee. Alleluia. 

THE COLLECT. 

rj_ RANT we beseech thee, Al- 
mighty God, that we who are 
filled with the new light of thy 
Incarnate Word may show forth 
in our works that faith which 
shineth in our minds; through, 
thy mercy, O Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. John i : 1-14. 
TN the beginning was the Word, 
x and the Word was with God, 
and the Word was God. The 
same was in the beginning with 
God. All things were made by 
him; and without him was not 
any thing made that was made. 
In him was life, and the life was 
the light of men. And the light 
shineth in darkness, and the 
darkness comprehended it not. 
There was a man sent from God, 



* Note.— That whenever there are Antiphons appointed at Lauds they are 
always to be inserted in the order here indicated. 

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ANTIPHONS, COLLECTS, AND GOSPELS. 



whose name was John. The 

same came for a witness, to hear 
witness of the light, that all men 
through him might believe. He 
was not that light, but was sent 
to bear witness of that light. 
That was the true light, which 
lighteth every man that cometh 
into the world. He was in the 
world, and the world was made 
by him, and the world knew him 
not. He came unto his own, and 
his own received him not. But 
as many as received him, to them 
gave he power to become the 
sons of God, even to them that 
believe on his Name; which 
were born, not of blood, nor of 
the will of the flesh, nor of the 
will of man, but of God. And 
the Word was ma.de flesh, and 
dwelt among us (and we beheld 
his glory, the glory as of the 
only-begotten of the Father) full 
of grace and truth. 



cSunfrat) after Christmas. 

Ant. In the beginning, &c. 

THE COLLECT. 

A LMIGHTY God, who hast in 
thy mercy deigned to take 
our nature upon thee, and, as at 
this time, to be born of a pure 
virgin : grant that we being, re- 
generate and made thy children 
by the aid of thy grace, may 
daily be renewed by thy holy 
Spirit: for the sake of thy holy 
name, 0 Jesus Christ, the Sav- 
iour of the world. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Matt, i : 18-25. 
HP HE birth of Jesus Christ was 
on this wise: When as his 
mother Mary was espoused to 
Joseph, before they came to- 
gether she was found with child 
of the Holy Ghost, Then Joseph 
her husband, being a just man, 
and not willing to make her a 
public example, was minded to 
put her away privily. But while 
he thought on these things, be- 
hold, the angel of the Lord ap- 
peared unto him in a dream, 
saying, Joseph thou son of David, 
fear not to take unto thee Mary 



thy wife ; for that which is con- 
ceived in her is of the Holy 
Ghost : And she shall bring forth 
a Son, and thou shalt call his 
name JESUS; for he shall save 
his people from their sins. (Now 
all this was done, that it might 
be fulfilled which was spoken" of 
the Lord by the prophet, saying, 
Behold, a Virgin shall be with 
child, and shall bring forth a 
Son, and they shall call his name 
Emmanuel, which being inter- 
preted is, God with us.) Then 
Joseph, being raised from sleep, 
did as the angel of the Lord had 
bidden him, and took unto him 
his wife ; and knew her not till 
she had brought forth her first- 
born son ; and he called his name 
JESUS. 



NEW-TEAR'S DAY. 

THE FEAST OF THE CIRCUMCISION, 
AND OF THE 

Home of Jesus. 

Ant. And thou shalt call his name 
JESUS: for he shall save his people 
from their sins. Alleluia. 

THE COLLECTS. 

OLORD who on the eighth day 
after thy birth didst suffer 
circumcision and become, for 
our sake, obedient unto the law 
for man : Grant unto us the true 
circumcision of the Spirit, that 
our hearts and all our members 
being mortified from all carnal 
and worldly lusts we may in all 
things obey thy blessed will: 
through thy mercy, O Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

OGOD, who hast made thy 
most glorious Name of Jesus 
to be precious and delightful to 
thy faithful servants, but terri- 
ble and unutterable to evil spir- 
its: Grant that all who devoutly 
venerate this Name on earth 
may in this life receive its holy 
consolation and comfort and in 
the life to come attain to victory 
and gladness : through thy mer- 
cy, O Jesus Christ, the Redeemer 
and Saviour of the w orld. A men 

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ANTIPHONS ; COLLECTS, AND GOSPELS. 



THE GOSPEL. St. Luke ii : 15-21. 

AND it came to pass, as the an- 
gels were gone away from 
them into heaven, the shepherds 
said one to another, Let us now 
go even unto Bethlehem, and see 
this thing which is come to pass, 
which the Lord hath made 
known unto us. And they came 
with haste, and found Mary and 
Joseph, and the babe lying in a 
manger. And when they had 
seen it, they made known abroad 
the saying which was told them 
concerning this child. And all 
they that heard it wondered at 
those things which were told 
them by the shepherds. Bat 
Mary kept all these things, and 
pondered them in her heart. 
And the shepherds returned, glo- 
rifying and praising God for all 
the things which they had heard 
and seen, as it was told unto 
them. And when eight days 
were accomplished for the cir- 
cumcising of the child, his name 
was called JESUS, which was so 
named of the angel before he 
was conceived in the womb. 

% The same Antiphon, Collect, and Gospel 
shall serve until the Epiphany. 



OR MANIFESTATION OF OUR 
LORD TO THE GENTILES. 

Ant. And the gentiles shall come to 
thy light ; and kings to the brightness 
of thy rising. Alleluia. 

At Vespers; Ant. The Lord shall he 
unto thee an everlasting light: and 
thy God thy glory. Alleluia. 

THE COLLECT. 

(~\ GOD who by the leading of a 
^ star didst manifest thyself in 
thy humanity to the Gentiles : 
graciously illumine our hearts 
by the holy radiance of thy In- 
carnation: that so we may es- 
cape the darkness of this world 
and by thy guidance attain to 
the country of eternal bright- 
ness: through thy mercy, O 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



THE GOSPEL. St. Matt, i: 1-12. 
IV" OW when Jesus was born in 
xy Bethlehem of Judea in the 
days of Herod the king, behold, 
there came wise men from the 
east to Jerusalem, saying, Where 
is he that is born King of the 
Jews? for we have seen his star 
in the east, and are come to wor- 
ship him. When Herod the 
king had heard these things, he 
was troubled, and all Jerusalem 
with him. And when he had 
gathered all the chief priests and 
scribes of the people together, he 
demanded of them where Christ 
should be born. And they said 
unto him, In Bethlehem of Ju- 
dea : for thus it is written by the 
prophet. And thou Bethlehem, 
in the land of Juda, art not the 
least among the princes of Juda : 
for out of thee shall come a Gov- 
ernor, that shall rule my people 
Israel. Then Herod, when he 
had privily called the wise men, 
inquired of them diligently what 
time the star appeared. And he 
sent them to Bethlehem, and 
said, Go, and search diligently 
for the young child ; and when 
ye have found him, bring me 
word again, that I may come 
and worship him also. When 
they had heard the king, they 
departed ; and Io, the star, which, 
they saw in the east, went before 
them, till it came and stood over 
where the young child was. 
When they saw the star, they 
rejoiced with exceeding great 
joy. And when they were come 
into the house, they saw the 
young child with Mary his 
mother, and fell down, and wor- 
shipped him: and wben they 
had opened their treasures, they 
presented unto him gifts; gold, 
and frankincense, and myrrh. 
And being warned of God in a 
dream that they should not re- 
turn to Herod, they departed 
into their own country another 
way. 



Just £unMT) aftcx <£\ny\)cinx). 

Ant. And the Lord whom ye seek 
shall suddenly come to his temple : 



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even the messenger of the covenant 
whom ye delight in. 

THE COLLECT. 

OLORD we beseech thee mer- 
cifully to receive the prayers 
of thy people who call upon 
thee ; and grant that they may 
both perceive and know what 
things they ought to do, and also 
may have grace and power faith- 
fully to fulfil the same, to the 
glory of thy holy name, O Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Luke ii : 41-52. 
YOW his parents went to Jeru- 
salem every year at the feast 
of the passover. And when he 
was twelve years old, they went 
up to Jerusalem, after the cus- 
tom of the feast. And when they 
had fulfilled the days, as they re- 
turned, the child Jesus tarried 
behind in Jerusalem ; and Jo- 
seph and his mother knew not 
of it. But they , supposing him 
to have been in the company, 
went a day's journey, and they 
sought him among their kinsfolk 
and acquaintance. And when 
they found him not, they turned 
back again to Jerusalem seeking 
him. And it came to pass, that 
after three days they found him 
in the temple, sitting in the 
midst of the doctors, both hear- 
ing them, and asking them ques- 
tions. And all that heard him 
were astonished at his under- 
standing and answers. And 
when they saw him, they were 
amazed: and his mother said 
unto him, Son, why hast thou 
thus dealt with us? behold, thy 
father and I have sought thee sor- 
rowing. And he said unto them, 
How is it that ye sought me? 
wisi ye not that I must be about 
my 'Father's business? And 
they understood not the saying 
which he spake unto them. And 
he went down with them, and 
came to Nazareth, and was sub- 
ject unto them: but his mother 
kept all these sayings in her 
heart. And Jesus increased in 
wisdom and stature, and in fa- 
vour with God and man. 



^■eomfc J&unfcap after C^ptphitnp. 

Ant. Ho! every one that thirsteth 
come ye to the waters : come buy wine 
and milk without money and without 
price. 

THE COLLECT. 

GOD who for our salvation 
^ hast graciously revealed thy- 
self in our flesh and nature: 
grant that as we have beheld 
thee outwardly like unto us, so 
we may be inwardly renewed 
after thy likeness, through thy 
mercy, O Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St, John i: 1-11. 
A ND the third day there was a 
marriage in Cana of Galilee ; 
and the mother of Jesus was 
there. And both Jesus was 
called, and his disciples, to the 
marriage. And when they 
wanted wine, the mother of 
Jesus saith unto him, They have 
no wine. Jesus saith unto her, 
Woman, what have I to do with 
thee? mine hour is not yet come, 
His mother saith unto the serv- 
ants, Whatsoever he saith unto 
you, do it. And there were set 
there six water-pots of stone, 
after the manner of the purify- 
ing of the Jews, containing two 
or three firkins apiece. Jesus 
saith unto them, Fill the water- 
pots with water. And they filled 
them up to the brim. And he 
saith unto them. Draw out now. 
and bear unto the governor or 
the feast. And they bare it. 
W men the ruler of the feast had 
tasted the water that was made 
wine, and knew not whence it 
was, (but the servants which 
drew the water knew,) the gov- 
ernor of the feast called the 
bridegroom, and saith unto him, 
Every man at the beginning 
doth set forth good wine ; and 
when men have well drunk, 
then that which is worse: but 
thou hast kept the good wine 
until now. This beginning of 
miracles did Jesus in Cana of 
Galilee, and manifested forth 
his glory, and his disciples be- 
lieved on him. 



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ANTIPHONS, COLLECTS, AND GOSPELS. 



€l)tr& ^utrtwp after (Sptpljcmp. 

Ant. This poor man cried and the 
Lord heard him : and delivered him 
out of all his trouble. 

THE COLLECT. 

ALMIGHTY and everlasting 
God, graciously look upon 
our infirmities, and in all our 
dangers and necessities stretch 
forth thy right hand to help and 
defend us, for thy mercy's sake, 

0 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Matt, viii: 1-13. 

WHEN he was come down 
from the mountain, great 
multitudes followed him. And 
behold, there came a leper and 
worshipped him, saying, Lord, 
if thou wilt, thou canst make me 
clean. And Jesus put forth his 
hand, and touched him, saying, 

1 will: be thou clean. And 
immediately his leprosy was 
cleansed. And Jesus saith unto 
him, See thou tell no man, but 
go thy way, shew thyself to the 
priest, and offer the gift that Mo- 
ses commanded, for a testimony 
unto them. And when Jesus was 
entered into Capernaum, there 
came unto him a centurion be- 
seeching him, and saying, Lord, 
my servant lieth at home sick of 
the palsy, grievously tormented. 
And Jesus saith unto him, I 
will come and heal him. The 
centurion answered and said, 
Lord, I am not worthy that thou 
shouldest come under my roof; 
but speak the word only, and my 
servant shall be healed. For I 
am a man under authority, hav- 
ing soldiers under me : and I say 
unto this man, Go, and he goeth ; 
and to another, Come, and he 
cometh; and to my servant, Do 
this, and he doeth it. When 
Jesus heard it, he marveled, and 
said to them that followed, Ver- 
ily I say unto you, I have not 
found so great faith, no not in 
Israel. And I say unto you, 
that many shall come from the 
east and west, and shall sit down 
with Abraham, and Isaac, and 
Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. 
But the children of the kingdom 



shall be cast out into outer dark- 
ness : there shall be weeping and 
gnashing of teeth. And Jesus 
said unto the centurion, Go thy 
way, and as thou hast believed, 
so be it done unto thee. And his 
servant was healed in the self- 
same hour. 



£omt\) ^unbap after (£pip(jani). 

Ant. He maketh the storm a calm: 
so that the waves thereof are still. 

THE COLLECT. 

OGOD, who knowest us to be 
set in the midst of so many 
and great dangers, that by reason 
of the frailty of our nature we 
can not always stand upright; 
Grant to us such strength and. 
protection, as may support us in 
all dangers, and carry us through 
all temptations, through thy 
mercy, O Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Matt, viii : 23-34. 

AND when he was entered into 
a ship, his disciples followed 
him. And behold, there arose a 
great tempest in the sea, inso- 
much that the ship was covered 
with the waves: but he was 
asleep. And his disciples came 
to him, and awoke him, saying, 
Lord, save us, we perish. And 
he saith unto them, Why are ye 
fearful, O ye of little faith ? Then 
he arose, and rebuked the winds 
and the sea, and there was a 
great calm. But the men mar- 
velled, saying, What manner of 
man is this, that even the winds 
and the sea obey him! And 
when he was come to the other 
side into the country of the Ger- 
gesenes, there met him two pos- 
sessed with devils, coming out 
of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so 
that no man might pass by that 
way. And behold, they cried 
out, saying, What have we to do 
with thee, Jesus, thou Son of 
God? art thou come hither to 
torment us before the time ? And 
there was a good way off from 
them an herd of many swine, 
feeding. So the devils besought 



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him, saying, If thou cast us out, 
suffer us to go away into the 
herd of swine. And he said unto 
them, Go. And when they were 
come out, they went into the 
herd of swine: and behold, the 
whole herd of swine ran vio- 
lently down a steep place into 
the sea, and perished in the wa- 
ters. And they that kept them 
fled, and went their ways into 
the city, and told every thing, 
and what was befallen to the 
possessed of the devils. And be- 
hold, the whole city came out to 
meet Jesus : and when they saw 
him, they besought him that he 
would depart out of their coasts. 



£\p) ^unimtj after ^iptjanp. 

Ant. He hath sent me to bind up the 
broken-hearted : to proclaim liberty to 
the captives. 

THE COLLECT. 

OLORD, we beseech thee to 
keep thy Church and house- 
hold continually in thy true re- 
ligion; that they who do lean 
only upon the hope of thy heav- 
enly grace niay evermore be de- 
fended by thy mighty power, 
through thy mercy, O Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 



THE GOSPEL. St. Matt, xiii: 24-30. 
A NOTHER parable put he forth 
unto them, saying, The king- 
dom of heaven is likened unto a 
man which sowed good seed in 
his field: but while men slept, 
his enemy came and sowed tares 
among the wheat, and went his 
way. But when the blade was 
sprung up, and brought forth 
fruit, then appeared the tares 
also. So the servants of the 
householder came and said unto 
him, Sir, didst not thou sow good 
seed in thy field? from whence 
then hath it tares ? He said unto 
them, An enemy hath done this. 
The servants said unto him, Wilt 
thou that we go and gather them 
up ? But he said, Nay ; lest while 
ye gather up the tares, ye root up 
also the wheat with them. Let 



both grow together until the har- 
vest : and in the time of harvest 
1 will say to the reapers, Gather 
ye together first the tares, and 
bind them in bundles to burn 
them : but gather the wheat into 
my barn. 



&\n\) ^imimt) after €ptpl)anp. 

THE TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR 
LORD. 

Ant. His glory covered the heavens : 
and the earth was full of his praise. 

THE COLLECT. 

OLORD, who in the glory of 
the Transfiguration didst de- 
clare thy Divinity unto men: 
Grant to us that hearing and do- 
ing obediently thy word on 
earth, we may come hereafter 
into the perfect joy of thy pres- 
ence: through thy mercy, O 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Matt, xvii: 1-9. 

A ND after six days, Jesus tak- 
eth Peter, James, and John 
his brother, and bringeth them 
up into a high mountain apart, 
and was transfigured before 
them : and his face did shine as 
the sun, and his raiment was 
white as the light, And behold, 
there appeared unto them Moses 
and Elias talking with him. 
Then answered Peter, and said 
unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for 
us to be here : if thou wilt, let us 
make here three tabernacles; 
one for thee, and one for Moses, 
and one for Elias. While he 
yet spake, behold, a bright cloud 
overshadowed them: and be- 
hold, a voice out of the cloud, 
which said, This is my beloved 
Son, in whom I am well pleased : 
hear ye him. And when the dis- 
ciples heard it, they fell on their 
face, and were sore afraid. And 
Jesus came and touched them, 
and said, Arise, and be not afraid. 
And when they had lifted up 
their eyes, they saw no man, 
save Jesus only. And as they 
came down from the mountain, 
Jesus charged them, saying, Tell 



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the vision to no man, until the 
Son of man be risen again from 
the dead. 



BEING THE THIRD BEFORE LENT. 

Ant. For thus saith the Lord, That 
after seventy years be accomplished at 
Babylon I will visit you and perform 
my good work toward you : for I know 
the thoughts that I think toward you, 
saith the Lord, thoughts of peace and 
not of evil, to give you an expected end. 

THE COLLECT. 

OLORD, we beseech thee to 
hear favorably the prayers 
of thy people: that we who are 
justly afflicted for our sins may 
be mercifully delivered through 
the power of thy holy Spirit, O 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Matt, xx : 1-16. 
HP HE kingdom of heaven is like 
unto a man that is an house- 
holder, which went out early in 
the morning to hire labourers 
into his vineyard. And when he 
had agreed with the labourers 
for a penny a day, he sent them 
into his vineyard. And he went 
out about the third hour, and saw 
others standing idle in the mar- 
ket-place, and said unto them, 
Go ye also into the vineyard, 
and * whatsoever is right I will 
give you. And they went their 
way. Again he went out about 
the sixth and ninth hour, and 
did likewise. And about the 
eleventh hour he went out, and 
found others standing idle, and 
saith unto them, Why stand 
ye here all the day idle? They 
say unto him, Because no man 
hath hired us. He saith unto 
them, Go ye also into the vine- 
yard, and whatsoever is right, 
that shall ye receive. So when 
even was come, the lord of the 
vineyard saith unto his steward, 
Call the labourers, and give them 
their hire, beginning from the 
last unto the first. And when 
they came that were hired about 
the eleventh hour, they received 
every man a penny. But when 



the first came, they supposed 
that they should have received 
more ; and they likewise received 
every man a penny. And when 
they had received it, they mur- 
mured against the good man of 
the house, saying, These last have 
wrought but one hour, and thou 
hast made them equal unto us, 
which have borne the burden 
and heat of the day. But he an- 
swered one of them, and said. 
Friend, I do thee no wrong: 
didst not thou agree with me for 
a penny? Take that thine is, and 
go thy way: I will give unto this 
last, even as unto thee. Is it not 
lawful for me to do what I will 
with mine own ? is thine eye evil 
because I am good ? So the last 
shall be first, and the first last: 
for many be called, but few 
chosen. 



Ant. He that goeth forth and weep- 
eth bearing precious seed : shall doubt- 
less come again with rejoicing, bring- 
ing his sheaves with him. 

THE COLLECT. 

ARANT, we beseech thee Al- 
^ mighty God, that always 
pressing onward in thy way with 
devout minds we may escape the 
snares of the sins that beset us : 
through thy mercy, O Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Lukeviii: 4-15. 
T^TTHEN much people were 

* v gathered together, and were 
come to him out of every city, he 
spake by a parable: A sower 
went out to sow his seed ; and as 
he sowed, some fell by the way- 
side, and it was trodden down, 
and the fowls of the air devoured 
it. And some fell upon a rock, 
and as soon as it was sprung up, 
it withered away, because it 
lacked moisture. And some fell 
among thorns, and the thorns 
sprang up with it, and choked it. 
And other fell on good ground, 
and sprang up, and bare fruit an 
hundred-fold. And when he had 
said these things, he cried, He 
that hath ears to hear, let him 



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hear. And his disciples asked 
him, saying, What might this 
parable be? And he said, Unto 
you it is given to know the mys- 
teries of the kingdom of God : but 
to others in parables; that seeing 
they might not see, and hearing 
they might not understand. Now 
the parable is this : The seed is 
the Word of God. Those by the 
wayside are they that hear; 
then cometh the devil, and tak- 
eth away the word out of their 
hearts, lest they should believe, 
and be saved. They on the rock 
are they, which, when they hear, 
receive the word with joy; and 
these have no root, which for a 
while believe, and in time of 
temptation fall away. And that 
which fell among thorns, are 
they, which, when they have 
heard, go forth, and are choked 
with cares, and riches, and pleas- 
ures of this life, and bring no 
fruit to perfection. But that on 
the good ground are they, which, 
in an honest and good heart, 
having heard the word, keep it, 
and bring forth fruit with pa- 
tience. 



Ant. The Lord openeth the eyes of 
the blind : he raiseth up those that be 
bowed down. 

THE COLLECT. 

OLORD, who hast taught us 
that all our doings without 
charity are nothing worth ; Send 
thy Holy Ghost, and pour into 
our hearts that most excellent 
gift of charity, the very bond of 
peace and of all virtues, without 
which whosoever liveth is count- 
ed dead before thee: Grant this 



for thy mercy's sake, O Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Luke xviii : 31-43. 
THEN Jesus took unto him the 
± twelve, and said unto them, 
Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, 
and all things that are written 
by the prophets concerning the 
Son of Man shall be accom- 
plished. For he shall be delivered 
unto the Gentiles, and shall be 
mocked, and spitefully entreated, 
and spitted on: and they shall 
scourge him, and put him to 
death ; and the third day he shall 
rise again. And they under- 
stood none of these things: and 
this saying was hid from them, 
neither knew they the things 
which were spoken. And it came 
to pass, that as he was come 
nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind 
man sat by the wayside begging : 
and hearing the multitude^pass 
by, he asked what it meant. And 
they told him that Jesus of Naz- 
areth passeth by. And he cried, 
saying, Jesus, thou Son of Da- 
vid, have rnercy on me. And 
they which went before rebuked 
him, that he should hold his 
peace : but he cried so much the 
more, Thou Son of David, have 
mercy on me. And Jesus stood, 
and commanded him to be 
brought unto him : and when he 
was come near, he asked him, 
saying, What wilt thou that I 
should do unto thee? And he 
said, Lord, that I may receive 
my sight. And Jesus said unto 
him, Receive thy sight ; thy faith 
hath saved thee. And immedi- 
ately he received his sight, and 
followed him, glorifying God; 
and all the people, when they 
saw it, gave praise unto God. 



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iUttt 

THE COMMEMORATION OF OUR SAYIOUR's FORTY DAYS' FASTING 
AND TEMPTATION. 



U At Matins, on the week-days of Lent, shall be sung, instead of the Cantate, the 

following : 

Ps. 65 : v. 1-8. Te decet hyrnnus. 

















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1 1 , 






(RAISE waitetli for Hhee, 0 God, in Zion : and unto thee shall 
the Vow be performed. 



0 Hhou that hearest prayer: unto Hhee shall all flesh come. 

Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, Hhou 
shalt purge them away. 

Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to ap- 
proach unto thee, that Hie may dwell in thy courts: we shall be 
satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy Hioly temple. 

By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O 
v God of our salvation: who art the confidence of all the ends of 
the earth, and of them that are afar v off upon the sea: 

Which by his strength x setteth fast the mountains: being 
v girded with power: 

Which stilleth the v noise of the seas: the noise of their waves, 
and the Humult of the people. 

They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are aMraid at thy 
tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and v evening 
to rejoice. 

To Jesus Christ the Lord be v glory and dominion: forever and 
v ever. Amen. 

He is the Alpha and the v Omega, the Beginning and the End, 
the First and the Last: who is, and who was, and who is to 
v come, the Almighty. 

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J At Vespers, on week-days in Lent, instead of the Quam dilecta, shall be sung (he 

following : 

Ps. 42. Queinadmcdum. 

















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1 

J J 


\ ! 

^4-^ — r 




» J ^ 



AS the hart panteth v after the water brooks: so panteth my 
N soul after thee, 0 God. 
My soul tliirsteth for v God, for the living God: when shall I 
Vorne and appear before God? 

My tears have been my v meat day and night: while they con- 
tinually say unto me. v Where is thy God? 

When I remember these things. I pour v out my soul in me: for 
I had gone with the multitude. I went with them to the house of 
God. with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude N ihat 
kepc holy-day. 

Why art thou cast down, 0 my soul? and why art v thou dis- 
quieted in me: hope thou in God, for I shall yet praise him for 
the v help of his countenance. 

0 my God, my N soul is cast down within me: therefore will I 
remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, 
from the v hill Mizar. 

Deep calleth unto deep at the v noise of thy waterspouts: all 
thy waves and thy billows v are gone over me. 

Yet the Lord will command his loving- v kindness in the day- 
time: and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer 
unto the N God of my life. 

1 will say unto God my rock, v Wky hast thou forgotten me: 
why go I mourning because of the oppression v of the enemy ? 

As with a sword in my bones, mine ^enemies reproach me: 
while they say daily unto me, v Where is thy God? 

Why art thou cast down, 0 my soul? and why art Hhou dis- 
quieted within me: hope thou in God, for I shall yet praise him, 
who is the health of my Countenance, and my God. 

To Jesus Christ the Lord, &c. 

He is the Alpha, &c. 



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THE FIRST DAY OF LENT, COMMONLY 
CALLED 

lUcMtcsfcat). 

Ant. Turn ye even to me, saith the 
Lord, with all your heart, and with 
fasting, and with weeping, and with 
mourning: And rend your heart, and 
not your garments, and turn unto the 
Lord your God. 

THE COLLECT. 

A LMIGHTY and everlasting 
God, who hatest nothing that 
thou hast made, and dost forgive 
the sins of all them that are peni- 
tent: create in us new and con- 
trite hearts, that we, worthily 
acknowledging and lamenting 
our evils, may by thy grace be 
enabled to put them away as 
sins against thee, and thus to 
obtain perfect remission and for- 
giveness ; through thy mercy, O 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

\ This Collect shall be said daily through- 
out Lent. 

THE PRAYER. 

T*URN thou us, O Lord, and so 
shall we be turned : O merci- 
ful God, full of compassion, long- 
suffering and of great pity, spare 
thy people and let not thine herit- 
age be brought to confusion : hear 
us, O Lord, for thy mercy is great 
and after the multitude of thy 
mercies look upon us. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Matt, vi: 16-21. 
"1X7 HEN ye fast, be not as the 

vv hypocrites, of a sad counte- 
nance: for they disfigure their 
faces, that they may appear unto 
men to fast. Verily, I say unto 
you, They have their reward. But 
thou, when thou fastest, anoint 
thy head, and wash thy face ; 
that thou appear not unto men 
to fast, but unto thy Father, 
which is in secret ; and thy 
Father, which seeth in secret, 
shall reward thee openly. Lay 
not up for yourselves treasures 
upon earth, where moth and rust 
doth corrupt, and where thieves 
break through and steal: but lay 
up for yourselves treasures in 
heaven, where neither moth nor 



rust doth corrupt, and where 
thieves do not break through nor 
steal. For where your treasure 
is, there will your heart be also. 



Imt ^unfcat) tn £mt. 

Ant. He shall give his angels charge 
over thee : to keep thee in all thy ways. 

THE COLLECT. 

OLORD, who for our sakes didst 
fast forty days and forty 
nights : give us grace to use such 
abstinence, that, our flesh being 
subdued to the Spirit, we may 
ever obey thy godly motives in 
righteousness, and true holiness, 
to thy honor and glory who liv- 
est and reignest trie only God of 
heaven and earth, world without 
end. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Matt, iv : 1-11, 
rpHEN was Jesus led up of the 
- 1 - Spirit into the wilderness, to 
be tempted of the devil. And 
when he had fasted forty days 
and forty nights, he was after- 
ward an hungered. And when 
the tempter came to him, he said, 
If thou be the Son of God, com- 
mand that these stones be made 
bread. But lie answered and said, 
It is written, Man shall not live 
by bread alone, but by every word 
that proceedeth out of the mouth 
of God. Then the devil taketh 
him up into the holy city, and 
setteth him on a pinnacle of the 
temple, and saith unto him, If 
thou be the Son of God, ca,st thy- 
self down ; for it is written , He 
shall give his angels charge con- 
cerning thee, and in their hands 
they shall bear thee up, lest at 
any time thou dash thy foot 
against a stone Jesus said unto 
him, It is written again, Thou 
shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 
Again, the devil taketh him up 
into an exceeding high mount- 
ain, and sheweth him all the 
kingdoms of the world, and the 
glory of them ; and saith unto 
him, All these things will I give 
thee, if thou wilt fall down and 
worship me. Then saith Jesus 
unto him, Get thee hence, Satan ; 



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for it is written, Thou shalt wor- 
ship the Lord thy God, and him 
only shalt thou serve. Then the 
devil leaveth him, and behold, 
angels came and ministered unto 
him. 



£e«m& £*unMu) in £tnt. 

Ant. Remember, 0 Lord, thy tender 
mercies and thy loving kindnesses: for 
they have been ever of old. 

THE COLLECT. 

(\ MERCIFUL Lord, who didst 
^ bring home the lost sheep to 
the fold on thy shoulders, who 
didst accept the prayers and con- 
fessions of the publican, do thou, 
O Lord, be favorable also to thy 
servants, and graciously attend 
to our prayers, for thy mercy's 
sake. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Matt, xv: 21-28. 
TESUS went thence, and de- 
" parted into the coasts of Tyre 
and Sidon. And behold. a woman 
of Canaan came out of the same 
coasts, and cried unto him, say- 
ing, Have mercy on me, O Lord, 
thou Son of David ; my daughter 
is grievously vexed with a devil. 
But he answered her not a word. 
And his disciples came and be- 
sought him, saying, Send her 
away; for she crieth after us. 
But he answered and said, I am' 
not sent but unto the lost sheep 
of the house of Israel. Then 
came she and worshipped him, 
saying, Lord, help me. But he 
answered and said, It is not meet 
to take the children's bread, and 
to cast it to dogs. And she said. 
Truth, Lord ; yet the dogs eat of 
the crumbs which fall from their 
master's table. Then Jesus an- 
swered and said unto her, 0 
woman, great is thy faith : be it 
unto thee even as thou wilt. And 
her daughter was made whole 
from that very hour. 



£htrt> ^unfcai) hi £cnx. 

Ant. Mine eyes are over toward the 
Lord : for he shall pluck my feet out 
of the net. 



THE COLLECT. 

TT^E beseech thee, Almighty 
' y God, look upon the hearty 
desires of thy humble servants, 
and stretch forth the right hand 
of thy Majesty, to be our defense 
against ail our enemies, through 
thy mercy, O Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Luke xi : 14-28. 

A ND he was casting out a devil, 
and it was dumb. And it 
came to pass when the devil was 
gone out, the dumb spake; and 
the people wondered. But some 
of them said, He casteth out 
devils through Beelzebub, the 
chief of the devils. And others 
tempting him, sought of him a 
sign from heaven. But he, know- 
ing their thoughts, said unto 
them, Every kingdom divided 
against itself, is brought to des- 
olation; and a house divided 
against a house, falleth. If Satan 
also be divided against himself, 
how shall his kingdom stand? 
because ye say that I cast out 
devils through Beelzebub. And 
if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, 
by whom do your sons cast them 
out ? therefore shall they be your 
judges. But if I with the finger 
of God cast out devils, no doubt 
the kingdom of God is come 
upon you. When a strong man 
armed keepeth his palace, his 
goods are in peace: but when a 
stronger than he shall come upon 
him, and overcome him, he tak- 
eth from him all his armor 
wherein he trusted, and divideth 
his spoils. He that is not with 
me is against me : and he that 
gathereth not with me scattereth. 
When the unclean spirit is gone 
out of a man, he walketh through 
dry places, seeking rest* and 
finding none, he saith, I will 
return unto my house whence I 
came out. And when he eometh, 
he findeth it swept and gar- 
nished. Then goeth he and tak- 
eth to him seven other spirits 
more wicked than himself, and 
they enter in, and dwell there; 
and the last state of that to an is 
worse than the first. And it came 



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to pass, as he spake these things, 
a certain woman of the company 
lift up her voice, and said unto 
him, Blessed is the womb that 
bare thee, and the paps which 
thou hast sucked. But he said, 
Yea rather, blessed are they that 
hear the Word of God, and keep 
it. 



irourtl) ^xmtiai) tit £cnt. 

Ant. Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and 
be glad with her all ye that love her: 
rejoice for joy with her all ye that 
mourn for her, that ye maybe satisfied 
with the breasts of her consolations, 
and be delighted with the abundance 
of her glory. 

THE COLLECT. 

OGOD, who hast forbidden us 
to be anxious about the things 
of this life : grant, we beseech 
thee, that we may devotedly 
follow after what belongeth to 
thee, knowing that all things 
needful will be added unto us, 
through thy mercy, O Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. John vi : l-lo. 

AFTER these things Jesus went 
over the sea of Galilee, which 
is the sea of Tiberias. And a 
great multitude followed him, 
because they saw his miracles 
which he did on them that were 
diseased. And Jesus went up 
into a mountain, and there he 
sat with his disciples. And the 
passover, a feast of the Jews, 
was nigh. When Jesus then lifted 
up his eyes, and saw a great com- 
pany come unto him, he saith 
unto Philip, Whence shall we 
buy bread that these may eat? 
(And this he said to prove him : 
for he himself knew what he 
would do.) Philip answered him, 
Two hundred pennyworth of 
bread is not sufficient for them, 
that everyone of them may take 
a little. One of his disciples, 
Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, 
saith unto him, There is a lad 
here, which hath five barley- 
loaves, and two small fishes : but 
what are they among so many ? 
And Jesus said, Make the men 



sit down. Now there was much 
grass in the place. So the men 
sat down, in number about five 
thousand. And Jesus took the 
loaves, and when he had given 
thanks he distributed to the dis- 
ciples, and the disciples to them 
that were set down: and likewise 
of the fishes as much as they 
would. When they were filled, 
he said unto his disciples, Gather 
up the fragments that remain, 
that nothing be lost. Therefore 
they gathered them together, and 
filled twelve baskets with the 
fragments of the five barley- 
loaves, which remained over and 
above unto them that had eaten. 
Then those men, when they had 
seen the miracle that Jesus did t 
said, This is of a truth that 
Prophet that should come into 
the world. 



iFtftl) c&unbai) in £ent. 

Ant. Judse me. 0 God, and plead my 
cause, against an ungodly nation: O 
deliver me from the deceitful and un- 
just man. 

THE COLLECT. 

QRANT us, O Lord, to care less 
^ for earthly things, and more 
for the things of heaven: and 
even now, while we are placed 
among things that are passing 
away, to cleave to those that 
shall abide: through thy mercy, 
O Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. John vial: 46-59. 

TESTIS said, Which of you con- 
vinceth me of sin ? and if I say 
the truth, why do ye not believe 
me? He that is of God heareth 
God's words: ye therefore hear 
them not, because ye are not of 
God. Then answered the Jews, 
and said unto him, Say we not 
well, that thou art a Samaritan, 
and hast a devil? Jesus an- 
swered, I have not a devil : but I 
honor my Father, and ye do dis- 
honor me. And I seek not mine 
own glory; there is one that 
seeketh and judgeth. Verily, 
verily, I say unto you, If a man 
keep my saying, he shall never 
see death. Then said the Jews 



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unto him, Now we know that 
thou hast a devil: Abraham is 
dead, and the prophets ; and thou 
sayest, If a man keep my saying, 
he shall never taste of death. 
Art thou greater than our father 
Abraham, which is dead? and 
the prophets are dead: whom 
makest thou thyself? Jesus an- 
swered, If I honor myself, my 
honor is nothing ; it is my Father 
that honoreth me, of whom ye 
say, that he is your God : yet ye 
have not known him; but I 
know him : and if I should say, 
I know him not, I shall be a liar 
like unto you ; but I know him, 
and keep his saying. Your father 
Abraham rejoiced to see my day, 
and he saw it, and was glad. 
Then said the Jews unto him, 
Thou art not yet fifty years old, 
and hast thou seen Abraham? 
Jesus said unto them, Verily, 
verily, I say unto you, before 
Abraham was, I am. Then took 
they up stones to cast at him: 
but^ Jesus hid himself, and went 
out of the temple, going through 
the midst of them, and so passed 
by. 



€tje ^lutfuu) ncrt before Caster, 

COMMONLY CALLED PALM SUNDAY. 

Ant. Out of the mouths of bahes and 
suckli ngs : thou hast perfected praise. 

THE COLLECT. 

f) LORD JESUS CHRIST, who 
^ when thou earnest to be our 
Saviour, didst take upon thee our 
flesh and suffer death upon the 
cross, that all mankind should 
follow the example of thy great 
humility : grant, we beseech thee, 
that we may both follow the ex- 
ample of thy patience, and also 
be made partakers of thy resur- 
rection : through thy redeeming 
mercy, O Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

T This Collect shall be said daily nntil 
Good Friday. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Matt, xxi: 1-9. 
T^niEN they drew nigh unto 
Jerusalem, and were come 
to Bethphage, unto the mount 



of Olives, then sent Jesus two 
disciples, saying unto them, Go 
into the village over against you, 
and straightway ye shall find an 
ass tied, and a colt with her: 
loose them, and bring them unto 
me. And if any man say aught 
unto you, ye shall say, The Lord 
hath need bf them : and straight- 
way, he will send them. All this 
was done, that it might be ful- 
filled which was spokeh by the 
Prophet, saying, Tell ye the 
daughter of Sion, Behold, thy 
King cometh unto thee, meek, 
and sitting upon an ass, and a 
colt the foal of an ass. And the 
disciples went, and did as Jesus 
commanded them ; and brought 
the ass, and the colt, and put on 
them their clothes, and they set 
him thereon. And a very great 
multitude spread their garments 
in the way ; others cut down 
branches from the trees, and 
strewed them in the way. And 
the multitudes that went before, 
and that followed, cried, saying, 
Hosanna to the Son of David; 
Blessed is he that cometh in the 
Name of the Lord. Hosanna in 
the highest ! 



£l)iir0imt) before Caster. 

THE INSTITUTION OF THE HOLY SUPPER. 

.4?*/. A new commandment I give 
unto you: that ye love one another. 

THE COLLECT. 

GRANT us, O Lord, the heart 
to love one another as thou 
hast loved us: that, by the bond 
of charity and peace, thy church 
may be ever one in thee, as thou 
art with the Father one, our only 
true God and Eternal Life* Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. John xvn. 
rFHESE words spake Jesus, and 
lifted up his eyes to heaven, 
and said, Father, the hour is 
come; glorify thy Son, that thy 
Son also may glorify thee: as 
thou hast given him power over 
all flesh, that he should give 
eternal life to as many as thou 
hast given him. And this is life 
eternal, that they might know 
thee the only true God, and 



ANTIPHONS, COLLECTS, AND GOSPELS. 



Jesus Christ, whom thou hast 
sent. I have glorified thee on 
the earth: I have finished the 
work which thou gavest me to 
do. And now, O Father, glorify 
thou me with thine own self, 
with the glory which I had with 
thee before the world was. I 
have manifested thy name unto 
the men whom thou gavest me 
out of the world : thine they 
were, and thou gavest them me ; 
and they have kept thy word. 
Now they have known that all 
things whatsoever thou hast 
given me are of thee : for I have 
given unto them the words which 
thou gavest me; and they have 
received them, and have known 
surely that I came out from thee, 
and they have believed that thou 
didst send me. I pray for them : 
I pray not for the world, but for 
them whom thou hast given me ; 
for they are thine. And all mine 
are thine, and thine are mine; 
and I am glorified in them. And 
now I am no more in the world ; 
but these are in the world, and I 
come to thee. Holy Father, keep 
through thine own name those 
whom thou hast given me, that 
they may be one, as we are. 
While I was with them in the 
world, I kept them in thy name : 
those that thou gavest me I have 
kept, and none of them is lost, 
but the son of perdition; that 
the scripture might be fulfilled. 
And now come I to thee ; and 
these things I speak in the world, 
that they might have my joy 
fulfilled in themselves. I have 
given them thy word; and the 
world hath hated them, because 
they are not of the world, even 
as I am not of the world. I pray 
not that thou shouldst take them 
out of the world, but that thou 
shouldst keep them from the evil. 
They are not of the world, even 
as I am not of the world. Sanc- 
tify them through thy truth : thy 
word is truth. As thou hast sent 
me into the world, even so have 
I also sent them into the world : 
and for their sakes I sanctify 
myself, that they also might 
oe sanctified through the truth. 



Neither pray I for these alone, 
but for them also who shall be- 
lieve on me through their word: 
that they all may be one; as 
thou, Father, art in me, and I in 
thee, that they also may be one 
in us : that the world may believe 
that thou hast sent me. And the 
glory which thou gavest me I 
have given them ; that they may 
be one, even as we are one : I in 
them, and thou in me, that they 
may be made perfect in one; 
and that the world may know 
that thou hast sent me, and hast 
loved them as thou hast loved 
me. Father, I will that they also, 
whom thou hast given me, be 
with me where I am ; that they 
may behold my glory, which 
thou hast given me: for thou 
lovedst me before the foundation 
of the world. O righteous Father, 
the world hath not known thee : 
but I have known thee, and 
these have known that thou hast 
sent me. And I have declared 
unto them thy name, and will 
declare it; that the love where- 
with thou hast loved me may be 
in them, and I in them. 



THE CRUCIFIXION OF OUR LORD. 

At Lauds. Ant. 1. Behold and see if 
there be any sorrow like unto his sor- 
row. 

2. The chastisement of our peace was 
upon him : and with his stripes we are 
healed. 

3. And one shall say unto him. What 
are these wounds in thine hands ? Then 
shall he answer, Those with which I 
was wounded in the house of my 
friends. 

4. Lord, remember me, when thou 
comest into thy kingdom. 

At Matins and Vespers. Ant. He was 
despised and rejected of men: a man 
of sorrows and acquainted with grief. 

THE COLLECT. 

r> LORD JESUS CHRIST, we 
^ beseech thee graciously to be- 
hold this thy family, for which 
thou wast contented to be be- 
trayed and given up into the 
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suffer death upon the cross : who 
now livest and reign est in the 
glory of the Father, the only God 
of heaven and earth, world with- 
out end. Amen. 

THE PRAYERS. 

O LORD, the Comforter of the 
^ afflicted, and the strength of 
those that labour, let the prayers 
of all such as call upon thee in 
tribulation come to thee: that 
these with joy may see and con- 
fess thy mercies in the midst of 
their necessities. Amen. 

f) SAVIOUR of the world, who 
^ hast redeemed all men, and 
would have none to perish, look 
down in mercy upon those souls 
that are seduced by the deceits 
of the devil, that the hearts of all 
them that err, laying aside all 
perverseness and malice, may 
repent and return unto thee. 
Amen. 

0 MERCIFUL and ever-living 
Lord God, who hatest nothing 
that thou hast made, nor desirest 
the death of a sinner, but rather 
that he should turn from his 
wickedness and live : have mercy 
upon all those who remain yet 
in darkness and in the shadow 
of death: all unbelievers: all 
falsifiers and slanderers of thy 
true religion: and take from 
them all ignorance, hardness of 
heart, and contempt of thy Word : 
and so bring them home, blessed 
Lord, to thy flock, that they may 
be saved among the remnant of 
the true Israelites, and be made 
one fold, under one Shepherd, 
even thee, O Jesus Christ, who 
livest and reignest, the only God 
of heaven and earth, w r orld with- 
out end. Amen. 

\ At Vespers, offer the proper Sequence, 
may be chanted the following antiphonal 
Hymn : 

f\ MY people, what have I done unto 
^ thee, and wherein have I wearied 
thee ? Answer me. 

For I brought thee up out of the 
land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out 
of the house of bondage. 

Holy Lord God, Holy and Mighty God, 
Holy Immortal God, have mercy upon us. 



Thou calledst in trouble, and I de- 
livered thee; I answered thee in the 
secret place of thunder: I proved thee 
at the waters of Meribah. 
Holy Lord God, &c. 

0 that thou hadst hearkened to my 
commandments: then had thy peace 
been its a river, and thy righteousness 
as the waves of the sea. 
Holy Lord God, &c. 

What more could have beeu done to 
my vi ne\ ai d that I have not done in it ? 
Wherefore when Hooked that it should 
bring forth grapes, brought it forth 
wild grapes ? 

Holy Lord God % &c. 

0 Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; 
thou hast fallen by thine iniquity: 
but in me is thine help. 
Holy Lord Go'd, &c. 

0 Israel, I have blotted out as a 
thick cloud thy transgressions, and as 
a chmd thy sins: return unto me, for 
I have redeemed thee. 
Holy Lord God, &c. 

0 Israel : return unto the Lord thy 
God. 

Holy Lord God, &c. 

THE PASSION OF OUR LORD 

JESUS CHRIST, 
According to St. John xviii & xix: 1-37. 

T\/ T IIEN Jesus had spoken these 
Y * words, he went forth with 
his disciples over the brook Ced- 
ron, where was a garden, into 
the which he entered, and his 
disciples. And Judas also, which 
betrayed him, knew the place: 
for Jesus ofttimes resorted 
thither with his disciples. Judas 
then, having received a band 
of men and officers from the 
chief priests and Pharisees, com- 
eth thither with lanterns, and 
torches, and weapons. Jesus 
therefore, knowing all things 
that should come upon him, 
went forth, and said unto them, 
Whom seek ye? They answered 
him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus 
saith unto them, I am he. And 
Judas also, which betrayed him, 
stood with them. As soon then 
as he had said unto them, I am 
he, they went backward, and 
fell to the ground. Then asked 
he them again, Whom seek ye? 
And they said, Jesus of Naza- 
reth. Jesus answered, I have 
told you that I am he. If there- 



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fore ye seek me, let these go their 
way: That the saying might be 
fulfilled which he spake, Of them 
which thou gavest me, have I 
lost none. Then Simon Peter, 
having a sword, drew it, and 
smote the high priest's servant, 
and cut off his right ear. The 
servant's name was Malehus. 
Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put 
up thy sword into the sheath: 
the cup which my Father hath 
given me, shall I not drink it? 
Then the band, and the captain, 
and officers of the Jews took 
Jesus, and bound him, and led 
him away to Annas first, (for he 
was father-in-law to Caiaphas, 
which was the high priest that 
same year.) Now Caiaphas was 
he which gave counsel to the 
Jews, that it was expedient that 
one man should die for the peo- 
ple. And Simon Peter followed 
Jesus, and so did another dis- 
ciple. That disciple was known 
unto the high priest, and went 
in with Jesus, into the palace 
of the high priest. But Peter 
stood at the door without. Then 
went out that other disciple 
which was known unto the high 
priest, and spake unto her that 
kept the door, and brought in 
Peter. Then saith the damsel 
that kept the door unto Peter, 
Art not thou also one of this 
man's disciples? He saith, I 
am not. And the servants and 
officers stood there, who had 
made a fire of coals; (for it was 
cold,) and they warmed them- 
selves: and Peter stood with 
them, and warmed himself. The 
high priest then asked Jesus of 
his disciples, and of his doctrine. 
Jesus answered him, I spake 
openly to the world ; I ever 
taught in the synagogue, and in 
the temple, whither the Jews 
always resort ; and in secret have 
I said nothing. Why askest thou 
me? ask them which heard me, 
what I have said unto them: 
behold, they know what I said. 
And when he had thus spoken, 
one of the officers which stood 
by, struck Jesus with the palm 
of his hand, saying, Answerest 



thou the high priest so? Jesus 
answered him, If I have spoken 
evil, bear witness of the evil: 
but if well, why smitest thou 
me ? (Now Annas had sent him 
bound unto Caiaphas the high 
priest.) And Simon Peter stood 
and warmed himself. They said 
therefore unto him, Art not thou 
also one of his disciples ? He 
denied it, and said, I am not. 
One of the servants of the high 
priest (being his kinsman whose 
ear Peter cut off) saith, Did not I 
see thee in the garden with him ? 
Peter then denied again: and 
immediately the cock crew. 
Then led they Jesus from Caia- 
phas unto the hall of judgment: 
and it was early ; and they them- 
selves went not into the judg- 
ment-hall, lest they should be 
defiled: but that they might eat 
the passover. Pilate then went 
out unto them, and said, What 
accusation bring ye against this 
man? They answered and said 
unto him, If he were not a mal- 
efactor, we would not have deliv- 
ered him up unto thee. Then 
said Pilate unto them, Take ye 
him, and judge him according 
to your law. The Jews therefore 
said unto him, It is not lawful 
for us to put any man to death : 
That the saying of Jesus might 
be fulfilled, wmich he spake, sig- 
nifying w T hat death he should 
die. Then Pilate entered into 
the judgment-hall again, and 
called Jesus, and said unto him, 
Art thou the King of the Jews? 
Jesus answered him, Sayest-thou 
this thing of thyself, or did 
others tell it thee of me? Pilate 
answered, Am I a Jew? Thine 
own nation, and the chief priests, 
have delivered thee unto me. 
What hast thou done? Jesus 
answered, My kingdom is not 
of this world: if my kingdom 
were of this world, then would 
my servants fight, that I should 
not be delivered to the Jews: 
but now is ray kingdom not from 
hence. Pilate therefore said unto 
him, Art thou a king then ? Je- 
sus answered, Thou say est that I 
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born; and for this cause came I 
into the world, that I should bear 
witness unto the truth. Every 
one that is of the truth, heareth 
my voice. Pilate saith unto him, 
What is truth? And when he 
had said this, he went out again 
unto the Jews, and saith unto 
them, I find in him no fault at 
all. But ye have a custom that I 
should release unto you one at 
the passover: will ye therefore, 
that I release unto you the King 
of the Jews? Then cried they 
ail again, saying. Not this man, 
but Barabbas. Now Barabbas 
was a robber. Then Pilate there- 
fore took Jesus, and scourged 
him. And the soldiers platted a 
crown of thorns, and put it on 
his head, and they put on him a 
purple robe. And said, Hail, 
King of the Jews! and they 
smote him with their hands. 
Pilot therefore went forth again, 
and saith unto them, Behold, I 
bring him forth to you, that ye 
may "know that I find no fault in 
him. Then came Jesus forth, 
wearing the crown of thorns, 
and the purple robe. And he 
saith unto them, Behold the 
man ! When the chief priests 
therefore and officers saw him, 
they cried out, saying, Crucify 
him, crucify him/ Pilate saith 
unto them, Take ye him, and 
crucify him : for I find no fault 
in him . The Jews answered him, 
We have a law, and by our law 
he ought to die, because he made 
himself the Son of God= When 
Pilate therefore heard that say- 
ing, he was the more afraid ; 
and went again into the judg- 
ment-hall, and saith unto Jesus, 
Whence art thou? But Jesus 
gave him no answer. Then saith 
Pilate unto him, Speakest thou 
not unto me? knowest thou not 
that I have power to crucify thee, 
and have power to release thee? 
Jesns answered, Thou couldst 
have no power at all against me, 
except it were given thee from 
above: therefore he that deliv- 
ered me unto thee hath the 
greater sin. And from thence- 
forth Pilate sought to release 



him: but the Jews cried out, 
saying, If thou let this man go, 
thou art not Cesar's friend. Who- 
soever maketh himself a king, 
speaketh against Cesar. When 
Pilate therefore heard that say- 
ing, he brought Jesus forth, and 
sat down in the judgment -seat, 
in a place that is called the 
Pavement, but in the Hebrew, 
Gabbatha. And it was the pre- 
paration of the passover, and 
about the sixth hour: and he 
saith unto the Jews, Behold your 
King ! But they cried out, Away 
with him, away with him, cru- 
cify him. Pilate saith unto them, 
Shall I crucify your King? The 
chief priests answered, We have 
no king but Cesar. Then deliv- 
ered he him therefore unto them 
to be crucified. And they took 
Jesus, and led him away. And 
he bearing his cross went forth 
into a place called the place of a 
skull, which is called in the He- 
brew, Golgotha: where they cru- 
cified him, and two others with 
him, on either side one, and 
Jesus in the midst. And Pilate 
wrote a title, and put it on the 
cross. And the writing was, 
JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE 
KING OF THE JEWS. This 
title then read many of the Jews : 
for the place where Jesus was 
crucified was nigh to the city: 
and it was written in Hebrew, 
and Greek, and Latin. Then 
said the chief priests of the Jews 
to Pilate, Write not, The King 
of the Jews; but that he said, I 
am King of the Jews. Pilate an- 
swered, What I have written, I 
have written. Then the soldiers, 
when they had crucified Jesus, 
took his garments, and made 
four parts, to every soldier a 
part; and also his coat : now the 
coat was without seam, Avoven 
from the top throughout. They 
said therefore among themselves, 
Let us not rend it, but cast lots 
for it whose it shall be: that 
the scripture might be fulfilled, 
which saith, They parted my 
raiment among them, and for 
my vesture they did cast lots. 
These things therefore the sol- 



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diers did. Now there stood by 
the cross of Jesus, his mother, 
and his mother's sister, Mary the 
wife of Cleophas, and Mary Mag- 
dalene. When Jesus therefore 
saw his mother, and the disciple 
standing by whom he loved, he 
saith unto his mother, Woman, 
behold thy son ! Then saith he 
to the disciple, Behold thy 
mother! And from that hour 
that disciple took her unto his 
own home. After this, Jesus 
knowing that all things were 
now accomplished, that the 
scripture might be fulfilled, 
saith, I thirst. Now there was 
set a vessel full of vinegar: and 
they filled a sponge with vinegar, 
and put it upon hyssop, and put 
it to his mouth. When Jesus 
therefore had received the vine- 
gar, he said, It is finished: and 
he bowed his head, and gave up 
the ghost. The Jews therefore, 
because it was the preparation, 
that the bodies should not remain 
upon the cross on the Sabbath- 
day, (for that sabbath -day was a 
high-day) besought Pilate that 
their legs might be broken, and 
that they might be taken away. 
Then came the soldiers, and 
brake the legs of the first, and 
of the other which was crucified 
with him. But when they came 
to Jesus, and saw that he was 
dead already, they brake not his 
legs: but one of the soldiers with 
a spear pierced his side, and 
forthwith came thereout blood 
and water. And he that saw it, 
bare record, and his record is 
true: and he knoweth that he 
saith true, that ye might believe. 
For these things were done, that 
the scripture should be fulfilled, 
A bone of him shall not be 
broken. And again another 
scripture saith, They shall look 
on him whom they pierced. 



HOLY SATURDAY, OR 

Caster (Cue. 

Ant. For thou wilt not leave ray soul 
- in hell : neither wilt thou suffer thine 
Holy One to see corruption. 



THE COLLECT. 

nRANT, O Lord, that as we are 
^ baptized into the death of that 
carnal nature in which thou wast 
contented to be crucified, so by 
continual mortifying our cor- 
rupt affections, we may be buried 
with thee : that through the grave 
and gate of death we may pass to 
our joyful resurrection : which we 
ask for thy mercy's sake, O Jesus 
Christ our Saviour, who wast 
dead and buried, and art risen 
again for us. Amen. 

( The Sequence for this day is Ps. 121. I 
will lift up mine eyes, &c.) 

THE GOSPEL. St. Matt, xxvii : 57-60. 
TT7HEN the even was come, 
v * there came a rich man of 
Arimathea, named Joseph, who 
also himself was Jesus' disciple: 
he went to Pilate, and begged the 
body of Jesus. Then Pilate com- 
manded the body to be delivered. 
And when Joseph had taken the 
body, he wrapped it in a clean 
linen cloth, and laid it in his own 
new tomb, which he had hewn 
out in the rock : and he rolled a 
great stone to the door of the 
sepulchre, and departed. And 
there was Mary Magdalene, and 
the other Mary, sitting over 
against the sepulchre. Now, the 
next day that followed the day 
of the preparation, the chief 
priests and Pharisees came to- 
gether unto Pilate, saying, Sir, 
we remember that that deceiver 
said, while he was yet alive, 
After three days I will rise again. 
Command therefore that the sep- 
ulchre be made sure until the 
third day, lest his disciples come 
by night, and steal him away, 
and say unto the people, He is 
risen from the dead: so the last 
error shall be worse than the 
first. Pilate said unto them, Ye 
have a watch : go your way, 
make it as sure as ye can. So 
they went and made the sepul- 
chre sure, sealing the stone, and 
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faster Bat). 

T*TE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD. 

At Lauds; Ant. 1. The Lord is risen 
indeed, and hath appeared unto Simon. 
Alleluia. 

2. The angel of the Lord descended 
from heaven, and came and rolled 
back the stone from the door, and sat 
upon it: his countenance was like 
lightning, and his raiment white as 
snow. Alleluia. 

3. And the angel said unco the wo- 
men, Fear ye not, for I know that ye 
seek Jesus which was crucified: he is 
not here ; he is risen as he said. Alle- 
luia. 

4. Fear not : I- am he that liveth and 
was dead: and behold, I am alive for- 
evermore, amen : and have the kevs of 
death and of hell. Alleluia. 

5. I am the resurrection and the 
life: he that believeth in me. though 
he were dead, yet shall he live; and 
whosoever liveth and believeth in me 
shall never die. Alleluia. 

At ITotins; Ant. This is the day 
which the Lord hath made : let us be 
glad and rejoice in it. Alhduia. 

At Vespers. Light is sown for the 
righteous, and gladness for the up- 
right in heart. Alleluia. 

THE COLLECT. 

A LMIGHTY God, who through 
thy glorified humanity hast 
overcome death, and opened 
unto us the gate of everlasting 
life: we humbly beseech thee 
that as by thy special grace pre- 
venting us, thou dost put into 
our minds good desires, so by thy 
continual help we may bring the 
same to good effect ; through thy 
mercy, O Jesus Christ our Lord, 
who iivest and reignest the only 
God of heaven and earth, world 
without end. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. John xx : 1-10. 
HP HE first day of the week com- 
eth Mary" Magdalene early, 
when it was yet dark, unto the 
sepulchre, and seeth the stone 
taken away from the sepulchre. 
Then she runneth and cometh 
to Simon Peter, and to the other 
disciple whom Jesus loved, and 
saith unto them, They have 
taken away the Lord out of the 
sepulchre, and we know not 
where they have laid him. 



Peter therefore Went forth, and 
that other disciple, and came to 
the sepulchre. So they ran both 
together: and the other disciple 
did outrun Peter, and came first 
to the sepulchre ; and he, stoop- 
ing clown and looking in, sa w the 
linen clothes lying : vet went he 
not in. Then cometh Simon Pe- 
ter following him, and went into 
the sepulchre, and seeth the linen 
clothes lie; and the napkin that 
was about his head, not lying 
with the linen clothes, but wrap- 
ped together in a place by itself. 
Then went in also that other dis- 
ciple which came first to the 
sepulchre, and he saw, and be- 
lieved. For as yet they knew 
not the Scripture, that he must 
rise again from the dead. Then 
the disciples went away again 
unto their own home. 



/fort ^untmt) after Caster. 

Ant. The stone which the builders 
rejected, the same is become the head- 
stone of the corner. Alleluia. 

THE COLLECT. 

f\ LORD, who in thy humanity 

^ didst suffer for us the death 
of the cross, and by thy glorious 
resurrection hast delivered us 
from the power of the enemy: 
mercifully grant us so to die 
daily from sin, that we may 
evermore live with thee in the 
joy of thy resurrection, who Iiv- 
est and reignest the only God of 
heaven and earth, world, without 
end. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. John xx: 19-31. 
rp HEN the same day at evening, 
- 1 being the first 'day of the 
week, when the doors were shut 
where the disciples were assem- 
bled, for fear of the Jews, came 
Jesus and stood in the midst, and 
saith unto them, Peace be unto 
you. And when he had so said., 
he shewed unto them his hands 
and his side. Then were the dis- 
ciples glad when they saw the 
Lord. Then said Jesus to them 
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Father hath sent me, even so 
send I you. And when he had 
said this, he breathed on them, 
and saith unto them, Receive ye 
the Holy Ghost. Whose soever 
sins ye remit, they are remitted 
unto them; and whose soever 
sins ye retain, they are retained. 
But Thomas, one of the twelve, 
called Didymus, was not with 
them when Jesus came. The 
other disciples therefore said 
unto him, We have seen the 
Lord. But he said unto them, 
Except I shall see in his hands 
the print of the nails, and put 
my finger into the print of the 
nails, and thrust my hand into 
his side, I will not believe. And 
after eight days again his disci- 
ples were within, and Thomas 
with them : then came Jesus, the 
doors being shut, and stood in 
the midst, and said, Peace be 
unto you. Then saith he to 
Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, 
and behold my hands ; and reach 
hither thy hand, and thrust it 
into my side; and be not faith- 
less, but believing. And Thomas 
answered and said unto him, 
My Lord and my God. Jesus 
saith unto him, Thomas, because 
thou hast seen me, thou hast be- 
lieved : blessed are they that have 
not seen and yet have believed. 
And many other signs truly did 
Jesus in the presence of his dis- 
ciples, which are not written in 
this book ; but these are written, 
that ye might believe that Jesus 
is the Christ, the Son of God; 
and that believing, ye might 
have life through his name. 



<&ec0tt& ^imfcat) after Caster. 

Ant. Thou wilt show me the path of 
life: in thy presence is fullness of joy, 
and at thy right hand there are pleas- 
ures forevermore. Alleluia. 

THE COLLECT. 

A LMIGHTY God, our Lord Je- 
sus Christ, who in thy great 
condescension didst raise up a 
fallen world; grant that We 
whom thou hast rescued from 
the perils of eternal death, may, 



in renewal of life, come to share 
thy eternal joys, who livest and 
reignest, the only God of heaven 
and earth, world without end. 
Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. John x: 11-16. 
JESUS said, I am the good shep- 
° herd : the good shepherd giveth 
his life for the sheep. But he that 
is an hireling, and not the shep- 
herd, whose own the sheep are 
not, seeth the wolf coming, and 
leaveth the sheep, and fieeth ; 
and the wolf catcheth them, and 
scatter eth the sheep. The hire- 
ling fieeth, because he is an hire- 
ling, and careth not for the sheep. 
I am the good sheph,erd, and 
know my sheep, and am known 
of mine. As the Father knoweth 
me, even so know I the Father: 
and I lay down my life for the 
sheep. And other sheep 1 have, 
which are not of this fold; them 
also I must bring, and they shall 
hear my voice; and there shall 
be one fold, and one shepherd. 



&l)trlr £imMt) after Caster. 

Ant. The Lord is my strength and 
song: he is become my salvation. Al- 
leluia. 

THE COLLECT. 

A LMIGHTY God, who shewest 
to them that are in error the 
light of thy truth, to the intent 
that they may return into the 
way of righteousness ; grant unto 
all them that are admitted into 
the fellowship of thy Religion, 
that they may avoid those things 
that are contrary to their pro- 
fession, and follow all such things 
as are agreeable to the same, 
through thy mercy, O "Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Johnxvi: 16-22. 
JESUS said, A little while, and 
ye shall not see me: and 
again, a little while, and ye shall 
see me, because I go to the Fa- 
ther. Then said some of his dis- 
ciples among themselves, What 
is this that he saith unto us, A 
little while, and ye shall not see 



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me: ana again, a little while, 
and ye shall see me: and. Be- 
cause I go to the Father ? They 
said therefore, What is this that 
he saith, A little while ? we can 
not tell what he saith. Now 
Jesus knew that they were de- 
sirous to ask him, and said unto 
them, Do ye inquire among your- 
selves of that I said, A little 
while, and ye shall not see me: 
and again, a little while, and ye 
shall see me? Verily, verily, I 
say unto you, that ye shall weep 
and lament, but the world shall 
rejoice : and ye shall be sorrow- 
ful, but your sorrow shall be 
turned into joy. A woman when 
she is in'travail hath sorrow, be- 
cause her hour is come: but as 
soon as she is delivered of the 
child, she remembereth no more 
the anguish, for joy that a man 
is born into the world. And ye 
now therefore have sorrow: but 
I will see you again, and your 
heart shall rejoice, and your joy 
no man taketh from you. 



you that I go away: for if 1 go 
not away, the Comforter will not 
come unto you ; but if I depart, 
I will send him unto you. And 
when he is come, he will reprove 
the world of sin, and of right- 
eousness, and of judgment: of 
sin, because they believe not on 
me ; of righteousness, because I 
go to my Father, and ye see me 
no more; of judgment, because 
the prince of this world is judged. 
I have yet many things to say 
unto you, but ye can not bear 
them now. Howbeit, when he, 
the Spirit of truth, is come, he 
will guide you into all truth : for 
he shall not speak of himself; 
but whatsoever he shall hear, 
that shall he speak : and he will 
shew you things to come. He 
shall glorify me: for he shall re- 
ceive of mine, and shall shew it 
unto you. All things that the 
Father hath are mine ; therefore 
said I, that he shall take of mine, 
and shall shew it unto you. 



jTjcrurtb ^imfcap after Caster. 

Ant. The Lord is my light and my 
salvation: whom shall I fear? Alle- 
luia. 

THE COLLECT. 

f\ ALMIGHTY God, who alone 
^ canst order the unruly wills 
and affections of sinful men ; 
grant unto thy people, that they 
may love the thing which thou 
commandest, and desire that 
which thou dost promise : that 
so, among the sundry and mani- 
fold changes of the world, our 
hearts may surely there be fixed, 
where true joys are to be found ; 
through thy mercy, O Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. John xvi : 5-15. 
TESTIS said unto his disciples. 
tf Now I go my way to him that 
sent me, and none of you asketh 
me, Whither goest thou? But, 
because I have said these things 
unto you, sorrow hath filled your 
heart. Nevertheless, I tell you 
the truth ; it is expedient for 



Ixft\) &urtocu) after Caster. 

Ant. Out of Z'on shall go forth the 
law: and the word of the Lord from 
Jerusalem. Alleluia. 

THE COLLECT. 

f\ LORD, from whom all good 
^ things do come, grant to us 
thy humble servants, that by 
thy holy inspiration we may 
think those things that are good, 
and by thy merciful guiding may 
perform the same, to the glory 
of thy holy name, O Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. John xvi: 23. 
"VTERILY, verily, I say unto you, 
v Whatsoever ye shall ask the 
Father in my name, he will give 
it you. Hitherto have ye asked 
nothing in my name: ask, and 
ye shall receive, that your joy 
may be full. These things have I 
spoken unto you in proverbs : but 
the time cometh when I shall no 
more speak unto you in proverbs, 
but I shall shew you plainly or 
the Father. At that day ye shall 
ask in my name : and I say not 



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unto you, that I will pray the 
Father for you; for the Father 
himself loveth you, because ye 
have loved me, and have be- 
lieved that I came out from God. 
I came forth from the Father, 
and am come into the world: 
again, I leave the world, and go 
to the Father. His disciples said 
unto him, Lo, now speakest thou 

Slainly, and speakest no proverb. 
low are we sure that thou know- 
est all things, and needest not 
that any man should ask thee: 
by this we believe that thou earn- 
est forth from God. Jesus an- 
swered them, Do ye now believe ? 
Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is 
now come, that ye shall be scat- 
tered every man to his own, and 
shall leave me alone: and yet I 
am not alone, because the Father 
is with me. These things I have 
spoken unto you, that in me ye 
might have peace. In the world 
ye shall have tribulation ; but be 
of good cheer, I have overcome 
the world. 



^mmxon JDat). 

At Lauds. Ant. 1. T ascend unto my 
Father and your Father, unto my God 
and your God. Alleluia. 

2. No man hath ascended up into 
heaven, but he that came down from 
heaven, even the Son of Man, who is 
in heaven. Alleluia. 

3. And I, if I be lifted up from the 
earth: will draw all men unto me. 
Alleluia. 

4. Behold, I send the promise of my 
Father upon you : but tarry ye in the 
city of Jerusalem until ye be endued 
with power from on high. Alleluia. 

5. And he lifted up his hands and 
blessed them: and while he blessed 
them, he was parted from them and 
carried up into heaven. Alleluia. 

At M< i tins and Vespers. Ant. Be thou 
exalted, 0 God, above the heavens, and 
thy glory above all the earth. Alleluia. 

THE COLLECT. 

f^RANT, we beseech, O Lord, 
^ that like as we do believe thee 
in thy glorified humanity to have 
ascended into the heavens; so 

1} 



may we also in heart and mind 
thither ascend, and with thee 
continually dwell, who livest and 
reignest, Father, Son, and Holy 
Spirit, one God, world without 
end. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Mark xvi: 14-20, 

TESUS appeared unto the eleven 
" as they sat at meat, and up- 
braided them with their unbelief 
and hardness of heart, because 
they believed not them which 
had seen him after he was risen. 
And he said unto them, Go ye 
into all the world, and preach 
the Gospel to every creature. He 
that believeth and is baptized 
shall be saved: but he that be- 
lieveth not shall be damned. 
And these signs shall follow 
them that believe : In my name 
shall they cast out devils; they 
shall speak with new tongues; 
they shall take up serpents ; and 
if they drink any deadly thing, 
it shail not hurt them ; they shall 
lay hands on the sick, and they 
shall recover. So then after the 
Lord had spoken unto them, he 
was received up into heaven, 
and sat on the right hand or 
God. And they went forth and 
preached every-where, the Lord 
working with them, and con- 
firming the Word with signs fol- 
lowing. Amen. 



<&imfrat) after iUccnshm Bar). 

Ant. The Lord hath prepared his 
throne in the heavens: and his king- 
dom ruleth over all. Alleluia. 

THE COLLECT. 

f) GOD, the King of Glory, who 
^ hast ascended in thy glorified 
humanity with great triumph 
into thy kingdom in heaven: 
we beseech thee leave us not 
comfortless ; but send to us thine 
Holy Ghost to comfort us and 
exalt us unto the same place 
whither thou, our Saviour, art 
gone before, who livest and reign- 
est, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, 
the one only God of heaven and 
earth, world without end. Amen. 



ANTIPHONS, COLLECTS, AND GOSPELS. 



THE GOSPEL. S.John xv: 2fi;xvi: 1H. 

"DUT when the Comforter is 
come, whom I will send unto 
you from the Father, even the 
Spirit of truth, which proceedeth 
from the Father, he shall testify 
of me. And ye also shall bear 
witness, because ye have been 
with me from the beginning. 
These things have I spoken unto 
you, that ye should not be of- 
fended. They shall put you out 
of the synagogues ; yea, the time 
cometh ? that whosoever killeth 
you, will think that he doeth 
God service. And these things 
will they do unto you, because 
they have not known the Father, 
nor me. But these things have I 
told you, that when the time 
shall come, ye may remember 
that I told you of them. And 
these things I said not unto you 
at the beginning, because I was 
with you. 



€l)c least cf $)mten>st, 

ALSO CALLED 

WHIT SUNDAY. 

At Lands. Ant. 1. When the day of 
Pentecost was fully come, they were 
all with one accord in one place. And 
suddenly there came a sound from 
heaven, as of a rushing, mighty wind, 
and it filled all the huuse where they 
were sitting. Alleluia. 

2. And there appeared unto them 
cloven tongues, like as of fire, and it 
sat upon each of them : and they were 
all filled with the Holy Ghost, and 
began to speak with other tongues, as 
the Spirit gave them utterance. Alle- 
luia. 

3. The wind bloweth where it listeth, 
and thou hearest the sound thereof, 
but canst not tell whence it coiueth, 
nor whither it goeth : so is every one 
that is born of the Spirit. Alleluia. 

4. The Comforter, which is the Holy 
Ghost , ay horn the Fa ther will send in 
my name: he shall teach you all things, 
and bring all things to your remem- 
brance, whatsoever I have said unto 
you. Alleluia. 

5. If a man love me he will keep my 
words, and my Father will love him, 
and we will come to him, and make 
our abode with him. Alleluia. 



At Matins. Ant. The Lord gave the 
word: great was the company of the 
preachers. Alleluia. 

At Vespers. Thou sendest forth thy 
Spirit, they are created: and thou re- 
newest the face of the earth. Alleluia. 

THE COLLECT. 

f\ GOD, who as at this time 
didst teach the hearts of thy 
faithful people by sending to 
them the light of thy holy Spirit : 
grant us by the same Spirit to 
have a right judgment in all 
things, and evermore to rejoice 
in thy holy comfort ; through 
thy mercy, O Jesus Christ our 
Lord, who livest and reignest, 
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, 
one God, blessed forever. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. John xiv : 15-31. 
TF ye love me, keep my com- 
L mardments. And I will pray 
the Father, and he shall give you 
another Comforter, that he may 
abide with you forever ; even the 
Spirit of truth, whom the world 
can not receive, because it seeth 
him not. neither knoweth him: 
but ye know him ; for he dwell- 
eth with you, and shall be in 
you. I will not leave you com- 
fortless; I will come to you. Yet 
a little while, and the world seeth 
me no more ; but ye see me : be- 
cause I live, ye shall live also. 
At that day ye shall know that I 
am in my Father, and ye in me, 
and I in you. He that hath my 
commandments, and keepeth 
them, he it is that loveth me; 
and he that loveth me shall be 
loved of my Father, and I will 
love him, and will manifest my- 
self to him. Judas saith unto 
him, (not Iscariot,) Lord, how is 
it that thou wilt manifest thyself 
unto us, and not unto the world ? 
Jesus answered and said unto 
him, If a man love me. he will 
keep my words, and my Father 
will love him, and we will come 
unto him, and make our abode 
with him. He that loveth me 
not keepeth not my sayings : and 
the word which ye hear is not 
mine, but the Father's which 
sent rue. These things have I 
spoken unto you, being yet pres- 



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exit with you. But the Comforter, 
which is the Holy Ghost, whom 
the Father will send in my name, 
he shall teach you all things, 
and bring all things to your re- 
membrance, whatsoever I have 
said unto you. Peace I leave 
with you, my peace I give unto 
you: not as the world giveth, 
give I unto you. Let not your 
heart be troubled, neither let it 
be afraid. Ye have heard how 1 
said unto you, I go away, and 
come again unto you. If ye loved 
me, ye would rejoice, because I 
said, I go unto the Father: for 
my Father is greater than I. 
And now I have told you before 
it come to pass, that, when it is 
come to pass, ye might believe. 
Hereafter I will not talk much 
with you: for the prince of this 
world cometh, and hath nothing 
in me. But that the world may 
know that I love the Father: 
and as the Father gave me com- 
mandment, even so I do. Arise, 
let us go hence. 



lust ^imfcat) after fmUcost 

THE FEAST OF THE HOLY CITY. 

At Lauds. Ant. 1. And the Lord shall 
be King over all the earth : in that day 
there shall be one Lord, and his name 
one. Hosanna! Blessed is he that 
cometh in the name of the Lord. Al- 
leluia. 

2. Weep not ! behold the Lion of the 
tribe of Judah : the Root of David 
hath prevailed to open the book, and to 
loose the seven seals thereof. Alleluia. 

3. And I, John, saw the Holy City 
New Jerusalem coming do .vn from God 
out of heaven, prepared as a bride 
adorned for her husband. Alleluia. 

4. And the nations of thf j m that are 
saved sh;ill walk in the light of it: 
and the kings of the earth do bring 
their glory and honour into it. Alle- 
luia. 

5. And I saw no temple therein : for 
the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb 
are the temple of it. Alleluia. 

At Matins and Vespers. Ant. Behold, 
I create new heavens and a new earth : 
be ye glad and rejoice forever in that 
which I create; for behold. I create 
Jerusalem a rejoicing and her people 
a joy. Alleluia. 



THE COLLECT. 

A LMIGHTY and everlasting 
God, our Lord Jesus Christ, 
who, at thy spiritual advent in 
power and great glory, dost make 
all things new, both in heaven 
and upon earth : grant that thy 
holy city, the New Jerusalem, 
may descend into our hearts, and 
thy kingdom be built up within 
us: that in doing thy command- 
ments we may enter in through 
the gates into thy eternal city 
above, and dwell therein forever ; 
praising and giving thanks unto 
thee, who livest and reignest, 
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, 
one God, world without end. 
A men. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Mat. xxviii: 18-20. 
A ND Jesus came, and spake 
^ unto them, saying, All power 
is given unto me in heaven and 
in earth. Go ye therefore and 
teach all nations, baptizing them 
in the name of the Father, and 
of the Son, and of the Holy 
Ghost; teaching them to observe 
all things whatsoever I have 
commanded you: and lo, I am 
with you always, even unto the 
end of the world. Amen. 



^enmtr ^untutt) after f>entectf0t. 

Ant. 0 Lord, how manifold are thy 
works: in wisdom hast thou made 
them all. 

THE COLLECT. 

OGOD, the strength of all them 
that put their trust in thee, 
mercifully accept our prayers; 
and because through the weak- 
ness of our mortal nature we can 
do no good thing without thee, 
grant us the help of thy grace, 
that in keeping of thy command- 
ments we may please thee, both 
in will and deed ; through thy 
mercy, O Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Luke xvi : 19-31. 

THERE was a certain rich man, 
which was clothed in purple 
and fine linen, and fared sump- 
tuously every day. And there 



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was a certain beggar named Laz- 
arus, which was laid at his gate 
full of sores, and desiring to be 
fed with the crumbs which fell 
from the rich man's table : more- 
over, the dogs came and licked 
his sores. And it came to pass 
that the beggar died, and was 
carried by the angeis into Abra- 
ham's bosom. The rich man also 
died, and was buried: and in hell 
he lift up his eyes, being in tor- 
ments, and seeth Abraham afar 
off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 
And he cried and said, Father 
Abraham, have mercy on me, 
and send Lazarus, that he may 
dip the tip of his finger in water, 
and cool my tongue ; for I am 
tormented in this flame. But 
Abraham said, Son, remember 
that thou in thy lifetime re- 
ceived st thy good things, and 
likewise Lazarus evil things : but 
now he is comforted, and thou 
art tormented. And besides all 
this, between us and you there is 
a great gulf fixed: so that they 
who would pass from hence to 
you can not; neither can they 
pass to us that would come from 
thence. Then he said, I pray 
thee therefore, father, that thou 
wouldst send him to my father's 
house : for I have five brethren ; 
that he may testify unto them, 
lest they also come into this place 
of torment. Abraham saith unto 
him, They have Moses and the 
prophets; let them hear them. 
And he said, Nay, father Abra- 
ham ; but if one went unto them 
from the dead, they will repent. 
And he said unto him, If they 
hear not Moses and the prophets, 
neither will they be persuaded, 
though one rose from the dead. 



Wrtr ^titrttti) after Pentecost. 

An(. Bless the Lord, 0 my soul: 
and all that is within me bless his holy 
name. 



THE COLLKCT. 



0 



LORD, who never failest to 
help and govern those whom 
thou dost bring up in thy stead- 
fast fear and love ; keep us, we 



beseech thee, under the protec- 
tion of thy good providence, and 
make us to have a perpetual 
fear and love of thy holy name ; 
through thy mercy, 6 Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen, 

THE GOSPEL. St. Luke xiv : 16-24. 

A CERTAIN man made a great 
XJL - supper, and bade many ; and 
sent his servant at supper-time 
to say to them that were bidden, 
Come, for all things are now 
ready. And they all with one 
consent began to make excuse. 
The first said unto him, I have 
bought a piece of ground, and I 
must needs go and see it ; I pray 
thee have me excused. And an- 
other said, I have bought five 
yoke of oxen, and I go to prove 
them; I pray thee have me ex- 
cused. And another said, I have 
married a wife, and therefore I 
can not come. So that servant 
came, and shewed his lord these 
things. Then the master of the 
house being angiy said to his 
servant, Go out quickly into the 
streets and lanes of the city, and 
bring in hither the poor, and the 
maimed, and the halt, and the 
blind. And the servant said, 
Lord, it is done as thou hast 
commanded, and yet there is 
room. And the lord said unto 
the servant, Go out into the high- 
ways and hedges, and compel 
them to come in. that my house 
may be filled. For I sa'y unto 
you, That none of those men 
which were bidden shall taste of 
my supper. 



lonxtt) £uribai) after ^cntccos:. 

Ant. 0 that men would praise the 
Lord for his goodness : and his wonder- 
ful works to the children of men. 

THE COLLECT. 

f\ LORD, we beseech thee mer- 
^ cifully to hear us ; and grant 
that we, to whom thou hast given 
an hearty desire to pray, may by 
thy mighty aid be defended and 
comforted in all dangers and ad- 
versities; through thy mercy, 0 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



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ANTIPHONS, COLLECTS, AND GOSPELS. 



THE GOSPEL. St. Lukexv: 1-10. 

THEN drew near unto him all 
the publicans and sinners for 
to hear him. And the Pharisees 
and Scribes murmured, saying, 
This man receiveth sinners, and 
eateth with them. And he spake 
this parable unto them, saying, 
What man of you having a hun- 
dred sheep, if he lose one of them, 
doth not leave the ninety and 
nine in the wilderness, and go 
after that which is lost, until he 
find it ? And when he hath found 
it, he layeth it on his shoulders, 
rejoicing. And when he cometh 
home, he calleth together his 
friends and neighbours, saying 
unto them, Rejoice with me ; for 
I have found my sheep which 
was lost. I say unto you, that 
likewise joy shall be in heaven 
over one sinner that repenteth, 
more than over ninety and nine 
just persons which need no re- 
pentance. Either what woman 
having ten pieces of silver, if she 
lose one piece, doth not light a 
candle, and sweep the house, and 
seek diligently till she find it? 
And when she hath found it, she 
calleth her friends and her neigh- 
bours together, saying. Rejoice 
with me; for I have found the 
piece which I had lost. Likewise, 
I say unto you, There is joy in 
the presence of the angels of God 
over one sinner that repenteth. 



£ iftt) ^unfcap after $)cnUa»st. 

Ant. The heavens declare the glory 
of God : and the firmament showeth his 
handiwork. 

THE COLLECT. 

OGOD, the protector of all that 
trust in thee, without whom 
nothing is strong, nothing is 
holy; increase and multiply 
upon us thy mercy; that, thou 
being our ruler and guide, we 
may so pass through things tem- 
poral, that we finally lose not 
the things eternal: through thy 
mercy, O Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 



THE GOSPEL. St. Luke vi: 36-42. 

"RE ye therefore merciful, as 
JJ your Father also is merciful. 
Judge not, and ye shall not be 
judged: condemn not, and ye 
shall not be condemned : forgive, 
and ye shall be forgiven: give, 
and it shall be given unto you; 
good measure, pressed down, and 
shaken together, and running 
over, shall men give into your 
bosom. For with the same meas- 
ure that ye mete withal , it shall 
be measured to you again. And 
he spake a parable unto them, 
Can the blind lead the blind? 
shall they not both fall into the 
ditch ? The disciple is not above 
his master; but every one that 
is perfect shall be as his master. 
And why beholdest thou the 
mote that is in thy brother's eye, 
but perceivest not the beam that 
is in thine own eye ? Either how 
canst thou say to thy brother, 
Brother, let me pull out the mote 
that is in thine eye, when thou 
thyself beholdest not the beam 
that is in thine own eye? Thou 
hypocrite, cast out first the beam 
out of thine own eye, and then 
shalt thou see clearly to pull out 
the mote that is in thy brother's 
eye. 



£\rt\) gurttar) after Pcntcca0t. 

Ant. All thy works shall praise thee, 
0 Lord: and thy saints bless thee. 

THE COLLECT. 

rvRANT, O Lord, we beseech 
^ thee, that the course of this 
world may be so peaceably or- 
dered by thy governance, that 
thy Church may joyfully serve 
thee in all godly quietness, 
through thy mercy, O Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Luke v: 1-11. 

AND it came to pass, that as the 
people pressed upon him to 
hear the word of God, he stood 
by the lake of Gennesaret, and 
saw two ships standing by the 
lake: but the fishermen were 
gone out of them, and were 



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washing their nets. And he en- 
tered into one of the ships, which 
was Simon's, and prayed him 
that he would thrust out a little 
from th e 1 an d . And h e sat d o w n , 
and taught the people out of the 
ship. Now, when he had left 
speaking, he said unto Simon, 
Launch out into the deep, and 
let down your nets for a draught. 
And Simon answering, said unto 
him, Master, we have toiled all 
the night, and have taken noth- 
ing; nevertheless, at thy word 
I will let down the net. And 
when they had this done, they 
enclosed a great multitude of 
fishes : and their net brake. And 
They beckoned unto their part- 
ners, which were in the other 
ship, that they should come and 
help them. And they came, and 
filled both the ships, so that they 
began to sink. When Simon Pe- 
ter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' 
knees, saying, Depart from me; 
for I am a sinful man, O Lord. 
For he was astonished, and all 
that were with him, at the 
draught of the fishes which they 
had taken : and so was also 
James and John, the sons of 
Zebedee, which were partners 
with Simon. And Jesus said 
unto Simon, Fear not: from 
henceforth thou shalt catch men. 
And when they had brought their 
ships to land, they forsook all 
and followed him. 



THE GOSPEL. St. Matt, v • 20-2* 
TESTIS said unto his disciples, 
" Except your righteousness 
shall exceed the righteousness 
of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye 
shall in no case enter into the 
kingdom of heaven. Ye have 
heard that it was said by them 
of old time, Thou shalt not kill: 
and whosoever shall kill, shall 
be in danger of the judgment. 
But I say unto you, that whoso- 
ever is angry with his brother 
without a cause shall be in dan- 
ger of the judgment : and who- 
soever shall say to his brother, 
Raca, shall be in danger of the 
council : but whosoever shall say. 
Thou fool, shall be in danger or 
hell-fire. Therefore if thou bring 
thy gift to the altar, and there 
rememberest that thy brother 
hath aught against thee; leave 
there thy gift before the altar, 
and go thy way ; first be recon- 
ciled to thy brother, and then 
come and offer thy gift. Agree 
with thine adversary quickly, 
whiles thou art in the way with 
him ; lest at any time the adver- 
sary deliver ttiee to the judge, 
and the judge deliver thee to the 
officer, and thou be cast into 
prison. Verily I say unto thee, 
Thou shalt by no means come 
out thence, till thou hast paid 
the uttermost farthing. 



^cticnttj cSutftwi) after Pentecost. 

Ant. The Lord is good to all : and his 
tender mercies are over all his works. 



THE COLLECT. 

OGOD, who hast prepared for 
them that love thee such good 
things as pass man's understand- 
ing: pour into our hearts such 
love toward thee, that we, loving 
thee above all things, may obtain 
thy promises, which exceed all 
that we can desire: through thy 
mercy, O Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 



€t0|)tt) <Sumfcat) after pmtcatst. 

Ant. As the mountains are round 
about Jerusalem : so is the Lord round 
about his people forevermore. 

THE COLLECT. 

T OKD of all power and might, 
who art the author and giver 
of all good things; graft in our 
hearts the love of thy name, in- 
crease in us true religion, nourish 
us with all goodness, and of thy 
great mercy keep us in the same, 
O Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Mark viii : 1-9. 
TN those days the multitude 
being very great, and having 
nothing to eat, Jesus called his 



ANT1PHONS, COLLECTS, AND GOSPELS. 



disciples unto him, and saith 
unto them, I have compassion 
on the multitude, because they 
have now been with me three 
days, and have nothing to eat: 
and if I send them away fasting 
to their own houses, they will 
faint by the way; for divers of 
them came from far. And his 
disciples answered him, From 
whence can a man satisfy these 
men with bread here in the wil- 
derness? And he asked them, 
How many loaves have ye ? And 
they said, Seven. And he com- 
manded the people to sit down 
on the ground. And he took the 
seven loaves, and gave thanks, 
and brake, and gave to his disci- 
ples to set before them ; and they 
did set them before the people. 
And they had a- few small fishes ; 
and he biessed, and commanded 
to set theiu also before them. So 
they did eat, and were filled : 
and they took up of the broken 
meat that was left seven baskets. 
And they that had eaten were 
about four thousand. And he 
sent them away. 



Ulmtl) ^tmtiat) after JJentectrst. 

Ant. The eternal God is thy refuge : 
and underneath are the everlasting 
arms. 

THE COLLECT. 

f\ GOD ; whose never- failing 
^ providence ordereth all things 
both in heaven and earth ; we 
humbly beseech thee to put away 
from us all hurtful things, and to 
give us those things which be 
profitable for us, through thy 
mercy, 0 Jesus Christ our Lord. 
A.men. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Matt, vii : 15-23. 
"DEWARE of false prophets, 
which come to you in sheep's 
clothing, but inwardly they are 
ravening w^olves. Ye shall know 
them by their fruits: Do men 
gather grapes of thorns, or figs 
of thistles ? Even so every good 
tree bringeth forth good fruit; 
but a corrupt tree bringeth forth 
evil fruit. A good tree can not 



bring forth evil fruit, neither can 
a corrupt tree bring forth good 
fruit. Every tree that bringeth 
not forth good fruit is hewn down 
and cast into the fire. Wherefore, 
by their fruits ye shall know 
them. Not every one that saith 
unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter 
into the kingdom of heaven ; but 
he that doeth the will of my Fa- 
ther which is in heaven. Many 
will say to me in that day, Lord, 
Lord, have we not prophesied in 
thy name ? and in thy name have 
cast out devils ? and in thy name 
done many wonderful works? 
And then will I profess unto 
them, I never knew you : depart 
from me, ye that work iniquity. 



fytnfy £iiribax) after f)cntectf0t. 



Ant. 
Lord : 



Salvation belongeth unto the 
thy blessing is upon thy people. 



THE COLLECT. 



T\7~E beseech thee, O Lord, to 
vv govern the hearts of thy 
faithful servants ; and that they 
may by thy bounty obtain thy 
good things, grant them first of 
all to desire that which is good : 
through thy mercy, O Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Luke xvi: 1-9. 
rpHERE was a certain rich man 
- 1 - which had a stew r ard: and 
the same was accused unto him 
that he had w r asted his goods. 
And he called him, and said unto 
him, How is it that I hear this of 
thee? Give an account of thy 
stewardship ; for thou mayest be 
no longer steward. Then the 
steward said within himself, 
What shall I do? for my lord 
taketh away from me the stew- 
ardship; I can not dig, to beg I 
am ashamed. I am resolved 
what to do, that, when I am put 
out of the stewardship, they may 
receive me into their houses. So 
he called every one of his lord's 
debtors unto him, and said unto 
the first, How much owest thou 
unto my lord? And he said, An 
hundred measures of oil. And 



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he said unto him, Take thy bill, 
and sit down quickly, and write 
fifty. Then, said he to another, 
And how much owest thou ? And 
he said, An hundred measures of 
wheat. And he said unto him, 
Take thy bill, and write four- 
score. And the lord commended 
the unjust steward, because he 
had done wisely ; for the children 
of this world are in their genera- 
tion wiser than the children of 
light. And I say unto you, Make 
to yourselves friends of the mam- 
mon of unrighteousness; that 
when ye fail, they may receive 
you into everlasting habitations. 



(Elmcntl) ^uuUmp after Pentccast. 

Ant. Rest in the Lord and wait pa- 
tiently for him: cast thy burden on 
the Lord and he shall sustain thee. 

THE COLLECT. 

f\ GOD, the Bestower of peace 
^ and Lover of charity, grant 
to thy servants a true agreement 
with thy will, that we may be 
delivered from all the tempta- 
tions which attack us, through 
thy mercy, O Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Luke xix : 41-48. 

A when he was come near, 
he beheld the city, and wept 
over it, saying, If thou hadst 
known, even thou, at least in this 
thy day, the things which belong 
unto thy peace ! but now they are 
hid from thine eyes. For the 
days shall come upon thee, that 
thine enemies shall cast a trench 
about thee, and compass thee 
round, and keep thee in on every 
side, and shall lay thee even with 
the ground, and thy children 
within thee: and they shall not 
leave in thee one stone upon an- 
other : because thou knewest not 
the time of thy visitation. And 
he went into the temple, and be- 
gan to cast out them that sold 
therein, and them that bought, 
saying unto them, It is written, 
My house is the house of prayer. 



but ye have made it a den of 
thieves. And he taught daily in 
the temple. But the chief priests, 
and the scribes, and the chief of 
the people sought to destroy him, 
and could not find what they 
might do : for all the people were 
very attentive to hear him. 



fcujclftl) ^lmoap after tycnXccost 

Ant. In the multitude of my thoughtg 
within me : thy comforts delight my 
soul. 

THE COLLECT. 

A LMIGHTY and everlasting 
God, who resistest the proud 
and givest grace to the humble ; 
grant, we beseech thee, that we 
may not exalt ourselves and of- 
fend thee, but bow down and 
receive the gifts of thy mercy, O 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Luke xviii: 9-14. 

A ^D he spake this parable 
unto certain which trusted in 
themselves that they were right- 
eous, and despised others: Two 
men went up into the temple to 
pray ; the one a Pharisee, and the 
other a publican. The Pharisee 
stood and prayed thus with him- 
self, God, I thank thee that I am 
not as other men are, extortion- 
ers, unjust, adulterers, or even as 
this publican. I fast twice in the 
week, I give tithes of all that I 
possess. And the publican, stand- 
ing afar off, would not lift up so 
much as his eyes unto heaven, 
but smote upon his breast, saying, 
God be merciful to me a sinner. 
I tell you, this man went down 
to his house justified rather than 
the other : for every one that ex- 
alteth himself shall be abased; 
and he that humbleth himself 
shall be exalted. 



£t)u1ecntl) j&uftiwi) after pentccost. 



Ant. Blessed is the man whom thou 
chastenost, 0 Lord: and teachest him 
out of thy law. 



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THE COLLECT. 

A LMIGHTY and everlasting 
God, who art always more 
ready to hear than we to pray, 
and art wont to give more than 
either we desire or deserve; pour 
down upon us the abundance of 
thy mercy; forgiving us those 
things whereof our conscience is 
afraid, and giving us those good 
things which we are not worthy 
to ask, but of thine infinite com- 
passion and love, O Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Mark vii : 3]-37. 

JESUS, departing from the 
° coasts of Tyre and Sidon, came 
unto the sea of Galilee, through 
the midst of the coasts of Decap- 
olis. And they bring unto him 
one that was deaf, and had an 
impediment in his speech ; and 
they beseech him to put his hand 
upon him. And he took him 
aside from the multitude, and 
put his fingers into his ears, and 
he spit, and touched his tongue ; 
and looking up to heaven, he 
sighed, and saith unto him, Eph- 
phatha, that is, Be opened. And 
straightway his ears were opened, 
and the string of his tongue was 
loosed, and he spake plain. And 
he charged them that they should 
tell no man : but the more he 
charged them, so much the more 
a great deal they published it; 
and were beyond measure aston- 
ished, saying, He hath done all 
things well ; he maketh both the 
deaf to hear, and the dumb to 



JT rmrtccntl) ^unbap after UpmUcost 

Ant. The angel of the Lord encamp- 
eth about them that tear him : and de- 
livereth them. 

THE COLLECT. 

A LMIGHTY and merciful God, 
of whose only gift it cometh 
that thy faithful people do unto 
thee true and laudable service : 
grant, we beseech thee, that we 
may so faithfully serve thee in 
this life, that we fail not finally 



to attain thy heavenly promises: 
through thy mercy, O Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Luke x : 23-37. 
T>LESSED are the eyes which 
JJ see the things that ye see. 
For I tell you. that many prophets 
and kings have desired to see 
those things which ye see, and 
have not seen them ; and to hear 
those things which ye hear, and 
have not heard them. And be- 
hold, a certain lawyer stood up, 
and tempted him, saying, Mas- 
ter, what shall I do to inherit 
eternal life? He said unto him, 
What is written in the law ? how 
readest thou ? And he answering 
said, Thou shalt love the Lord 
thy God with all thy heart, and 
with all thy soul, and with all 
thy strength, and with all thy 
mind ; and thy neighbour as thy- 
self. And he said unto him, Thou 
hast answered right ; this do, and 
thou shalt live. But he, willing 
to justify himself, said unto Je- 
sus, And who is my neighbour? 
And Jesus answering said, A 
certain man went down from 
Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell 
among thieves, which stripped 
him of his raiment, and wounded 
him, and departed, leaving him 
half dead. And by chance there 
came down a certain priest that 
way ; and, when he saw him, he 
passed by on the other side. And 
likewise a Levite, when he was 
at the place, came and looked on 
him, and passed by on the other 
side. But a certain Samaritan, 
as he journeyed, came where he 
was; and, when he saw him, he 
had compassion on him, and 
went to him, and bound up his 
wounds, pouring in oil and wine, 
and set him on his own beast, 
and brought him to an inn, and 
took care of him. And on the 
morrow, when he departed, he 
took out two pence, and gave 
them to the host, and said unto 
him, Take care of him; and 
whatsoever thou spendest more, 
when I come again, 1 will repay 
thee. Which now of these three, 
thinkest thou, was neighbour 
unto him that fell among the 



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thieves? And he said, He that 
shewed mercy on him. Then 
said Jesus unto him, Go, and do 
thou likewise. 



/iftccntt) £iuftat) after pentccost. 

Ant. As the hart panteth after the 
water brooks : so panteth my soul after 
thee, 0 God. 

THE COLLECT. 

A LMIGHTY and everlasting 
God, give unto us the increase 
of faith, hope, and charity ; and, 
that we may obtain that which 
thou dost promise, make us to 
love that which thou dost com- 
mand ; through thy. mercy, O 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Luke xvii: 11-19. 
A XD it came to pass, as he went 
to Jerusalem, that he passed 
through the midst of Samaria 
and Galilee. And as he entered 
into a certain village, there met 
him ten men that were lepers, 
which stood afar off'; and they 
lifted up their voices, and said, 
Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. 
And when he saw them, he said 
unto them, Go shew yourselves 
unto the priests. And it came 
to pass, that, as they went, they 
were cleansed. And one of them , 
when he saw that he was healed, 
turned back, and with a loud 
voice glorified God, and fell down 
on his face at his feet, giving him 
thanks : and he was a Samaritan. 
And Jesus answering, said, Were 
there not ten cleansed? but where 
are the nine? There are not 
found that returned to give glory 
to God, save this stranger. And 
he said unto him, Arise, go thy 
way; thy faith hath made thee 
whole. 



«$ktttntl) c&itttimi) after pentccost. 

Ant. The Lord will command his 
loving-kindness in the daytime: and 
in the night his song shall be with me. 

THE COLLECT. 

KEEP, we beseech thee, O Lord, 
thy Church with thy perpet- 



ual mercy ; and, because the frail- 
ty of man without thee can not 
but fall, keep us ever by thy help 
from all things hurtful, and lead 
us to ail things profitable to our 
salvation, through thy rnercy, O 
Jesus Christ our Lord." Amen. 



THE GOSPEL. St Mat. ri: 24-34. 

]V~0 man can serve two masters : 
±y for either he will hate the one, 
and love the other: or else he 
will hold to the one, and despise 
the other. Ye can not serve God 
and mammon. Therefore I say 
unto you, Take no thought for 
your life,' what ye shall eat, or 
what ye shall drink: nor yet for 
your body, what ye shall put on : 
is not the life more than meat, 
and the body than raiment ? Be- 
hold the fowls of the air : for they 
sow not, neither do they reap, 
nor gather into barns : yet your 
heavenly Father feedeth them. 
Are ye not much better than 
they ? Which of you by taking 
thought can add one cubit unto 
his stature? And why take ye 
thought for raiment?" Consider 
the lilies of the field how they 
grow: they toil not, neither do 
they spin: and yet I say unto 
you, that even Solomon in all 
his glory was not arrayed like 
one of these. Wherefore, if God 
so clothe the grass of the field, 
which to-day is, and to-morrow 
is cast into the oven, shall he not 
much more clothe you, O ye of 
little faith? Tkerefore take no 
thought, saying. What shall we 
eat? or, what shall we drink? 
or, wherewithal shall we be 
clothed ? (For after all these 
things do the Gentiles seek"! for 
your heavenly Father knoweth 
that ye have need of all these 
things. But seek ye first the 
kingdom of God, and his right- 
eousness, and all these things 
shall be added unto you. Take 
therefore no thought for the mor- 
row: for the morrow shall take 
thought for the things of itself. 
Sufficient unto the day is the evil 
thereof. 



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£wcnteent!) ^untraij after Pent cccst 

Ant. Let Israel hope in the Lord: 
for with the Lord there is mercy, and 
with him is plenteous redemption. 

THF, COLLECT. 

OLORD, we beseech thee, let 
thy continual pity cleanse 
and defend thy Church : and, be- 
cause it can not continue in safe- 
ty without thy succor, preserve 
it evermore, by thy help and 
goodness, through thy mercy, O 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Luke vii: 11-17. 

A ND it came to pass the day 
after, that Jesus went into a 
city called Nain ; and many of 
his disciples went with him, and 
much people. Now when he 
came nigh to the gate of the city, 
behold, there was a dead man 
carried out, the only son of his 
mother, and she was a widow : 
and much people of the city was 
with her. And when the Lord 
saw her, he had compassion on 
her, and said unto her, Weep not. 
And he came and touched the 
bier, (and they that bare him 
stood still,) and he said, Young 
man, I say unto thee, Arise. And 
he that was dead sat up, and be- 
gan to speak: and he delivered 
him to his mother. And there 
came a fear on all, and they glori- 
fied God, saying, That a great 
prophet is risen up among us, 
and that God hath visited his 
people. And this rumor of him 
went forth throughout all Judea, 
and throughout all the region 
round about. 



€tj)t)temtl) ^untuin after tyentaost. 

Ant. Return unto thy rest, 0 ray 
soul: for the Lord hath dealt bounti- 
fully with thee. 

THE COLLECT. 

/7J.RANT us, O Lord, we pray 
^ thee, to trust in thee with all 
our heart; seeing that as thou 
dost alway resist the proud who 
confide in their own strength, so 



dost thou not forsake those whose 
whole reliance is in thy mercy, O 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Luke xiv : 1-11. 
TT came to pass, as Jesus went 
into the house of one of the 
chief Pharisees, to eat bread 
on the Sabbath-day, that they 
watched him. And behold, there 
was a certain man before him 
which had the dropsy. And Je- 
sus answering spake unto the 
lawyers and Pharisees, saying, 
Is it lawful to heal on the Sab- 
bath-day? And they held their 
peace. And he took him, and 
healed him, and let him go : and 
answered them, saying, Which 
of you shall have an ass or an ox 
fallen into a pit, and will not 
straightway pull him out on the 
Sabbath-day? And they could 
not answer him again to these 
things. And he put forth a par- 
able to ^hose which were bidden, 
when i\e marked how they chose 
out the chief rooms: saying unto 
them, When thou art bidden of 
any man to a wedding, sit not 
down in the highest room, lest a 
more honourable man than thou 
be bidden of him; and he that 
bade thee and him come and say 
to thee, Give this man place ; and 
thou begin with shame to take 
the lowest room. But when thou 
art bidden, go a nd sit down in the 
lowest room ; that when he that 
bade thee cometh, he may say 
unto thee, Friend, go up higher; 
then shalt thou have worship in 
the presence of them that sit at 
meat with thee. For whosoever 
exalteth himself shall be abased, 
and he that humbleth himself 
shall be exalted. 



Hmetecntl) £uni>m) after fKnttecirst. 

Ant. Thou art my refuge and my por- 
tion: in the land of the living. 

THE COLLECT. 

T ORD, we beseech thee, grant 
thy people grace to withstand 
the temptations of the world, the 
flesh, and the devil, and with 
pure hearts and minds to follow 



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thee, the only God ; through thy 
mercy, O Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Mat. xxli: 34-46. 
WHEN the Ph arisees had heard 

vv that Jesns had put the Sad- 
ducees to silence, they were gath- 
ered together. Then one of them, 
who was a lawyer, asked him a 
question, tempting him, and say- 
ing, Master, which is the great 
commandment in the law ? Je- 
sus said unto him, Thou shalt 
love the Lord thy God with all 
thy heart, and with all thy soul, 
and with all thy mind. This is 
the first and great command- 
ment. And the second is like 
unto it, Thou shalt love thy 
neighbour as thyself. On these 
two commandments hang all the 
law and the prophets. While the 
Pharisees were gathered together, 
Jesus asked them, saying. What 
think ye of Christ? whose son is 
he ? They say unto him, The son 
of David. He saith unto them, 
How then doth David in spirit 
call him Lord, saying, The Lord 
said unto my Lord, Sit thou on 
my right hand, till I make thine 
enemies thy foot-stool ? If David 
then call him Lord, how is he his 
son? And no man was able to 
answer him a word ; neither durst 
any man from that day forth ask 
him any more questions. 



€tucnttetl) ^uttMt) after $)cntcar0t. 

Ant. Thou wilt guide me with thy 
counsel: and afterward receive me to 
glory. 

THE COLLECT. 

TT is good for us to hold fast by 
thee, O Lord : but do thou so 
increase in us, the desire of good, 
that the hope which joins us to 
thee may not be shaken by any 
wavering of faith, but may en- 
dure in steadfastness of love: 
through thy mercy, O Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Mat. ix: 1-8. 
A ND he entered into a ship, 
and passed over, and came 
into his own city. And behold, 



they brought to him a man sick 
of the palsy, lying on a bed: 
and Jesus, seeing their faith, 
said unto the sick of the palsy, 
Son, be of good cheer; thy sins 
be forgiven thee. And behold, 
certain of the scribes said within 
themselves, This man blasphem- 
eth. And Jesus, knowing their 
thoughts, said, Wherefore think 
ye evil in your hearts? For 
whether is easier to say, Thy sins 
be forgiven thee ; or to say, Arise, 
and walk? But that ye may 
know that the Son of Man hath 
power on earth to forgive sins, 
(then saith he to the sick of the 
palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, 
and go unto thy house. And he 
arose, and departed to his house. 
But when the multitude saw it, 
they marvelled, and glorified 
God, which had given such 
power unto men. 



QLwmty-Jmt ^imimi; after $)mte- 

fC0t. 

Ant. 0 how great is thy goodness: 
which thou hast laid up for them that 
fear thee. 

THE COLLECT. 

f\ GOD, who makest all things 
" profitable to them that love 
thee; grant to our hearts an in- 
vincible power of love, that the 
desires which have been con- 
ceived by thine inspiration may 
not be changed by any tempta- 
tion : through thy mercy, O Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Mat. xxii: 2-14. 
HHHE kingdom of heaven is like 

x unto a certain king, who made 
a marriage for his son ; and sent 
forth his servants to call them 
that were bidden to the wedding; 
and they would not come. Again, 
he sent forth other servants, say- 
ing, Tell them which are bidden, 
Behold, I have prepared my din- 
ner; my oxen and my fallings 
are killed, and all things are 
ready : come unto the marriage. 
But they made light of it, and 
went their ways, one to his farm, 
another to his merchandise : ana 
the remnant took his servants, 



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and entreated them spitefully, 
and slew them. But when the 
king heard thereof, he was wroth , 
and lie sent forth his armies, and 
destroyed those murderers, and 
burnt up their city. Then saith 
he to his servants, The wedding 
is ready, but they who were bid- 
den were not worthy. Go ye 
therefore into the highways, and 
as many as ye shall find bid to 
the marriage. So those servants 
we*it out into the highways, and 
gathered together all, as many 
as they found, both bad and 
good; and the wedding was fur- 
nished with guests. And when 
the king came in to see the guests, 
he saw there a man which had 
not on a wedding-garment. And 
he saith unto him, Friend, how 
earnest thou in hither, not having 
a wedding-garment? And he 
was speechless. Then said the 
king to the servants, Bind him 
hand and foot, and take him 
away, and cast him into outer 
darkness: there shall be weep- 
ing and gnashing of teeth. For 
many are called, but few are 
chosen. 



toentn-^eeonb ^imfcat) after $)en- 
tea»0t. 

Ant Mine eyes shall see Jerusalem a 
quiet habitation: a tabernacle that 
shall not be taken down. 

THE COLLECT. 

(\ GOD, who hast taught thy 
^ Church to keep all thy heav- 
enly commandments, by loving 
thee and our neighbour: grant 
us the spirit of peace and grace, 
that thy universal family may 
be both devoted to thee with 
their whole heart and united to 
each other with a pure will; 
through thy mercy, 0 Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. John iv : 47-54. 
THERE was a certain noble- 
± man, whose son was sick at 
Capernaum. When he heard 
that Jesus was come out of Judea 
into Galilee, he went unto him, 
and besought him that he would 



come down and heal his son ; for 
he was at the point of death. 
Then said Jesus unto him, Except 
ye see signs and wonders, ye will 
not believe. The nobleman saith 
unto him, Sir, come down ere 
my child die. Jesus saith unto 
him, Go thy way ; thy son liveth. 
And the man believed the word 
that Jesus had spoken unto him, 
and he went his way. And as he 
was now going down, his serv- 
ants met him, and told him, say- 
ing, Thy son liveth. Then in- 
quired he of them the hour when 
he began to amend. And they 
said unto him, Yesterday at the 
seventh hour the fever left him. 
So the father knew that it was 
at the same hour in the which 
Jesus said unto him, Thy son 
liveth: and himself believed, 
and his whole house. This is 
again the second miracle that 
Jesus did when he was come out 
of Judea into Galilee. 



^tt)cMi)- / &l)trt> ^int&ap after Pente- 
cost. 

Ant. Trust in the Lord and do good: 
so shalt thou dwell in the land, and 
verily thou shalt be fed. 

THE COLLECT. 

T ORD, we beseech thee to keep 
thy household the Church 
in continual godliness: that 
through thy protection it may 
be free from all adversities, and 
devoutly given to serve thee in 
good works, to the glory of thy 
name, O Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Mat. xviii: 21-35 
T3ETER said unto Jesus, Lord 
- 1 - how oft shall my brother sin 
against me, and I forgive him? 
till seven times ? Jesus saith un- 
to him, I say not, unto thee, until , 
seven times: but until seventy 
times seven. Therefore is the 
kingdom of heaven likened unto 
a certain king, which would take 
account of his servants. And 
when he had begun to reckon, 
one was brought unto him which 
owed him ten thousand talents. 



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But forasmuch as he had not to 
pay, his lord commanded him to 
be sold, and his wife and chil- 
dren, and all that he had, and 
payment to be made. The serv- 
ant therefore fell down and wor- 
shipped him, saying, Lord, have 
patience with me, and I will pav 
thee all. Then the lord of that 
servant was moved with com- 
passion, and loosed him, and for- 
gave him the debt. But the same 
servant went out, and found one 
of his fellow-servants, which 
owed him an hundred pence : and 
he laid hands on him, and took 
him by the throat, saying, Pay 
me that thou owest. And his 
fellow-servant fell down at his 
feet, and besought him, saying, 
Have patience with me, and I 
will pay thee all. And he w T ould 
not : but went and cast him into 
prison, till he should pay the 
debt. So when his fellow-serv- 
ants saw what was done, they 
were very sorry, and came and 
told unto their lord all that was 
done. Then his lord, after that 
he had called him, said unto 
him, O thou wicked servant, I 
forgave thee all that debt, be- 
cause thou desiredst me : should- 
est not thou also have had com- 
passion on thy fellow-servant, 
even as I had pity on thee ? And 
his lord was wroth, and delivered 
him to the tormentors, till he 
should pay all that was due unto 
him. So likewise shall my heav- 
enly Father do also unto "you, if 
ye from your hearts forgive not 
every one his brother their tres- 
passes. 



Ctuentn-j-mull) £unfcai) after Pen- 
tecost. 

Ant. My soul wait thou only upon 
God: for my expectation is from him. 

TH E C0LLKCT. 

f \ GOD, our refuge and strength, 
^ who art the author of all god- 
liness : be ready, we beseech thee, 
to hear the devout prayers of thy 
Church : and grant that those 
things which we ask faithfully, 



we may obtain effectually, 
through thy mercy, O Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Mat. xxii: 15-22. 
THEN went the Pharisees, and 

- 1 - took counsel how they might 
entangle him in his talk. And 
they sent unto him their dis- 
ciples, with the Herodians, say- 
ing, Master, we know that thou 
art true, and teachest the way of 
God in truth, neither carest thou 
for any man : for thou regardest 
not the person of men. Tell us 
therefore, what thinkest thou? 
Is it lawful to give tribute unto 
Cesar, or not? But Jesus per- 
ceived their wickedness, and 
said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypo- 
crites? Show me the tribute- 
money. And they brought unto 
him a penny. And he saith unto 
them, Whose is this image, and 
superscription? They say unto 
him, Cesar's. Then saith he unto 
them, Render therefore unto 
Cesar, the things which are Ce- 
sar's: and unto God, the things 
that are God's. When they had 
heard these words they marveled, 
and left him, and went their way. 



Qi,wcnt\)-£\ft\) ^unfcan after Pente- 
cost. 

Ant. Turn ye to the stronghold: ye 
prisoners of hope. 

THE COLLECT. 

TNCLINE our heart, O Lord, 
-■- unto thy testimonies, and turn 
it away from beholding vanity : 
that thou mayest detach us from 
the undue love of earthly things, 
and unite our affections to things 
above : through thy mercy, 0 Je- 
sus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Mat. ix : 1S-26. 
T\ T HILE Jesus spake these 
v * things unto John \s disciples, 
behold, there came a certain ruler 
and worshipped him, saying, My 
daughter is even now dead ; but 
come and lay Thy hand upon her, 
and she shall live. And Jesus 
arose, and followed him, and so 



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did his disciples. (And behold, a 
woman, which was diseased with 
an issue of blood twelve years, 
came behind him, and touched 
the hem of his garment; for she 
said within herself, If I may but 
touch his garment, I shall be 
whole. But Jesus turned him 
about, and when he saw her, he 
said, Daughter, be of good com- 
fort, thy faith hath made thee 
whole. And the woman was 
made whole from that hour.) 
And when Jesus came into the 
ruler's house, and saw the min- 
strel and the people making a 
noise, he said unto them, Give 
place ; for the maid is not dead, 
but sleepeth. And they laughed 
him to scorn. But when the peo- 
ple were put forth, he went in, 
and took her by the hand, ana 
the maid arose. And the fame 
hereof went abroad into all that 
land. 

1! If there be more than one Sunday re- 
maining before Advent Sunday, the Service 
of those Sundays that were omitted after 
Epiphany shall be taken in to supply so 
many as are here wanting ; and if there be 
fewer, the overplus may be omitted, pro- 
vided that the Antiphon, Collect, and Gos- 
pel here following shall always be read on 
the Sunday next before Advent. 



€lje ^unfcap ncrt before 3tt»ticnt. 

Ant. And at midnigrht there was a cry- 
raised : behold, the Bridegroom cometh, 
go ye out to meet him. 

THK COLLECT. 

C^TIR up, we beseech thee, O 
*° Lord, the wills of thy faithful 
people; that they, plenteously 
bringing forth the fruit of good 
works, may of thee be plenteously 
rewarded ; through thy mercy, O 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Mat. xxv : 1-13. 
THEN shall the kingdom of 

- 1 - heaven be likened unto ten 
virgins, which took their lamps, 
and went forth to meet the bride- 
groom. And five of them were 
wise, and five were foolish. They 
that were foolish took their 



lamps, and took no oil with 
them: but the wise took oil in 
their vessels with their lamps. 
While the bridegroom tarried, 
they all slumbered and slept. 
And at midnight there was a cry 
made. Behold, the bridegroom 
cometh ; go ye out to meet him. 
Then all those virgins arose, and 
trimmed their lamps. And the 
foolish said unto the wise, Give 
us of your oil ; for our lamps are 
gone out. But the wise answered, 
saying, Not so ; lest there be not 
enough for us and you : but go ye 
rather to them that sell, and buy 
for yourselves. And while they 
went to buy, the bridegroom 
came ; and they that were ready 
went in with him to the marriage; 
and the door was shut. After- 
ward came also the other virgins, 
saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. 
But he answered and said, Verily, 
I say unto you, I know you not. 
Watch therefore, for ye know 
neither the day nor the hour 
wherein the Son of Man cometh. 



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Ant. And the wall of the city had 
twelve foundations: and in them the 
names of the Twelve Apostles of the 
Lamb. 

THE COLLECT. 

ALMIGHTY God, who hast 
built thy holy city New Je- 
rusalem on twelve foundations, 
in which are the names of the 
Twelve Apostles, of the Lamb; 
maintain, we beseech thee, thy 
Church in the perfect doctrine of 
thy holy Word, that our minds 
may ever rest in the same with 
all security and confidence; 
through thy mercy, O Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 



1 



THE GOSPEL. St. Luke xxii: 14-30. 
A ND when the hour was come, 
he sat down, and the twelve 
apostles with him. And he said 
unto them, With desire I have de- 
sired to eat this passover with 
you before I suffer. For I say 
unto you, I will not any more eat 

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thereof, until it be fulfilled in the 
kingdom of God. And he took 
the cup, and gave thanks, and 
said, Take this, and divide it 
among yourselves. For I say 
* unto you, I will not drink of the 
fruit of the vine, until the king- 
dom of God shall come. And he 
took bread, and gave thanks, and 
brake it. and gave unto them, 
saying, This is my body which is 
given for you : this do in remem- 
brance of 'me. Likewise also the 
cup after supper, saying, This cup 
is the new testament in my blood, 
which is shed for you. But be- 
hold, the hand of him that be- 
tray eth me is with me on the 
table. And truly the Son of Man 
goeth as it was determined : but 
wo unto that man by whom he 
is betrayed ! And they began 
to inquire among themselves, 
which of them it was that should 
do t h i s t h i n g . A n d there w as also 
a strife among them, which of 
them should be accounted the 
greatest. And he said unto them, 
The kings of the Gentiles exercise 
lordship over them; and they 
that exercise authority upon 
them are called benefactors. But 
ye shall not be so : but he that is 
greatest among you, let him be 
as the younger; and he that is 
chief, as he that doth serve. For 
whether is greater, he that sitteth 
at meat, or he that serveth? is 
not he that sitteth at meat ? but 
I am among you as he that serv- 
eth. Ye are they which have 
continued with me in my tempt- 
ations ; and I appoint unto you a 
kingdom, as my Father hath ap- 
pointed unto me; that ye may 
eat and drink at my table in my 
kingdom, and sit on thrones, 
judging the twelve tribes of 
Israel. 



Ant. The words that I speak unto 
you : they are spirit and they are life. 

THE COLLECT. 

ALMIGHTY God who hast 
through thy chosen Evange- 
lists revealed divine truth to thy 



Church ; give us grace that, being 
not like children carried away 
with every blast of vain doctrine, 
we may remain steadfast in thine 
eternal and ever-living word, 
through thy mercy, O Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

f The Gospel is the same as for Sexa- 
gesima Sunday. 



&Ik Annunciation. 

Ant. And the angel came in unto her 
find said. Hail, thou that art full of 
grace, the Lord is with thee : blessed 
art thou among women. Alleluia. 

THE COLLECT. 

\\ T E beseech thee,0 Lord, pour 
v> thy grace into our hearts: 
that as we have known thine 
incarnation hy the message of an 
angel, so by thy divine truth we 
may be regenerate in thy image 
and likeness to the glory of thy 
holy name, O Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Luke i: 2..-3S. 
A ND in the sixth month the 
angel Gabriel was sent from 
God unto a city of Galilee named 
Nazareth , to a Virgin espoused to 
a man whose name was Joseph, 
of the house of David : and the 
Virgin's name was Mary. And 
the angel came in unto her, and 
said, Hail, thou that art highly 
favored, the Lord is with thee: 
blessed art thou among women. 
And when she saw him she was 
troubled at his saying, and cast 
in her mind what manner of 
salutation this should be. And 
the angel said unto her, Fear not, 
Mary : for thou hast found favor 
with God. And behold, thou 
shalt conceive in thy womb, and 
bring forth a son, and shall call 
his name JESLJS. He shall be 
great, and shall be called the Son 
of the Highest: and the Lord 
shall give unto him the throne 
of his father David. And he 
shall reign over the house of 
Jacob forever, and of his king- 
dom there shall be no end. Then 
said Mary unto the angel, How 
shall this^be, seeing I know not 



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a man ? And the angel answer- 
ed and said unto her, The Holy 
Ghost shall come upon thee, and 
the power of the Highest shall 
overshadow thee : therefore also 
that holy thing which shall be 
bom of thee, shall be called the 
Son of God. And behold, thy 
cousin Elisabeth, she hath also 
conceived a son in her old age : 
and this is the sixth month with 
her who was called barren: for 
with God nothing shall be im- 
possible. And Mary said, Be- 
hold, the handmaid of the Lord, 
be it unto me according to thy 
word. And the angel departed 
from her. 



<&t. jtoljtt % Baptt0t. 

Ant. And thou, child, shalt be called 
the prophet of the highest : for thou 
shalt go before the face of the Lord to 
prepare his way. 

THE COLLECT. 

ALMIGHTY God, by whose 
providence thy servant John 
the Baptist was wonderfully born 
and sent to prepare thy way by 
preaching of repentance: make 
us truly to repent after his 
preaching, and after his example 
constantly to speak the truth, 
boldly rebuke vice, and patiently 
suffer for the truth's sake, 
through thy mercy, O Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Luke i: 57-80. 
LIS ABETH'S full time came 
that she should be delivered : 
and she brought forth a son. And 
her neighbours and her cousins 
heard how the Lord had shewed 
great mercy upon her : and they 
rejoiced with her. And it came 
to pass, that on the eighth day 
they came to circumcise the 
child : and they called him Zach- 
arias after the name of his father. 
And his mother answered and 
said, Not so ; but he shall be call- 
ed John And they said unto 
her, There is none of thy kindred 
that is called by this name. And 



they made signs to his father, 
how he would have him called. 
And he asked for a writing-table, 
and wrote, saying, His name is 
John. And they marveled all. 
And his mouth was opened im- 
mediately, and his tongue loosed, 
and he spake, and praised God. 
And fear came on all that dwelt 
round about them : and all these 
sayings were noised abroad 
throughout all the hill-country 
of Judea. And all they that had 
heard them, laid them up in 
their hearts, saying, What man- 
ner of child shall this be ? And 
the hand of the Lord was with 
him. And his father Zacharias 
was filled with the Holy Ghost, 
and prophesied, saying, Blessed 
be the Lord God of Israel : for he 
hath visited and redeemed his 
people, and hath raised up an 
horn of salvation for us in the 
house of his servant David: as 
he spake by the mouth of his 
holy prophets, which have been 
since the world began ; that we 
should be saved from our ene- 
mies, and from the hand of all 
that hate us; to perform the 
mercy promised to our fathers, 
and to remember his holy cove- 
nant; the oath which he sware 
to our father Abraham, that he 
would grant unto us, that we, 
being delivered out of the hands 
of our enemies, might serve him 
without fear, in holiness and 
righteousness before him all the 
days of our life. And thou, Child, 
shalt be called the Prophet of the 
Highest : for thou shalt go before 
the face of the Lord to prepare 
his ways ; to give knowledge of 
salvation unto his people, by the 
remission of their sins, through 
the tender mercy of our God, 
whereby the day-spring from on 
high hath visited us; to give light 
to them that sit in darkness and 
in the shadow of death, to guide 
our feet into the way of peace. 
And the child grew, and waxed 
strong in spirit ; and was in the 
deserts till the day of his shew- 
ing unto Israel. 



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€|)e senfcmfl of tlje Croelw Apostles. 

(See T. C. .R. 791.) 
Ant. He shall send his angels with a 
great sound of a trumpet: and they 
shall gather together his elect from 
the four winds, from one eml of the 
heavens to the other. 

THE COLLECT. 

OLORD, who didst send out on 
this day thy twelve apostles 
to preach throughout the whole 
spiritual world the gospel of 
thine everlasting kingdom : 
grant that we who confess and 
adore in thy Divine Person all 
the fullness of the Godhead, may 
so obey thee in a life of holiness 
and true charity that at the last 
we may come to thine eternal 
joys: through thy mercy, O 
Jesus Christ our Lord, who livest 
and reignest, Father, Son, and 
Holy Spirit, the only God of 
heaven and earth, world without 
end. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Mat. xxiv : 29-35. 

IMMEDIATELY after the trib- 
± ulation of those days, shall 
the sun be darkened, and the 
moon shall not give her light, 
and the stars shall fall from 
heaven, and the powers of the 
heavens shall be shaken: and 
then shall appear the sign of the 
Son of man in heaven : and then 
shall all the tribes of the earth 
mourn, and they shall see the 
Son of man coming in the clouds 
of heaven with power and great 
glory. And he shall send his 
angels with a great sound of a 
trumpet, and they shall gather 
together his elect from the four 
winds, from one end of heaven 
to the other. Now learn a par- 
able of the fig-tree; When his 
hranch is yet tender, and putteth 
forth leaves, ye know that sum- 
mer is nigh: so likewise ye, 
when ye shall see all these 
things, know that it is near, even 
at the doors. Verily I say unto 
you, This generation shall not 
pass, till all these things be ful- 
filled. Heaven and earth shall 
pass away, but my words shall 
not pass away. 



fclje JmtoccmV Bar). 

Ant. These are they who follow the 
Lamb : whithersoever he goeth. 

THE COLLECT. 

ALMIGHTY" God, our Father 
in heaven, whose face the 
angels of innocent children do 
always behold : grant us here so 
to live in innocence and humili- 
ty that we may hereafter share 
the eternal joys of thy presence : 
through thy mercy, O Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Mat. xviii: 1-10. 

A T the same time came the dis- 
^ ciples unto Jesus, saying, 
Who is the greatest in the king- 
dom of heaven ? And Jesus 
called a little child unto him, 
and set him in the midst of them, 
and said, Verily, I say unto you, 
Except ye be converted, and be- 
come as little children, ye shall 
not enter into the kingdom of 
heaven. Whosoever therefore 
shall humble himself as this lit- 
tle child, the same is greatest in 
the kingdom of heaven. And 
whoso shall receive one such lit- 
tle child in my name, receiveth 
me. But, whoso shall offend one 
of these little ones which believe 
in me, it were better for him that 
a millstone were hanged about 
his neck, and that he Avere 
drowned in the depth of the sea. 
Wo unto the world because of 
offences! for it must needs be 
that offences come; but wo to 
that man by whom the offence 
cometh ! "Wherefore, if thy hand 
or thy foot offend thee, cut them 
off, and cast them from thee ; it 
is better for thee to enter into 
life halt or maimed, rather than 
having two hands or two feet, to 
be cast into everlasting fire. And 
if thine eye offend thee, pluck it 
out, and cast it from thee: it is 
better for thee to enter life with 
one eye, rather than having two 
eyes/to be cast into hell-fire. 
Take heed that ye despise not 
one of these little ones : for I say 
unto you, That in heaven their 
angels do always behold the face 
of my Father which is in heaven 



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Sill Saint* 1 jPao. 

THE COMMEMORATION OF THE BLESSED 
DEPARTED. 

Ant. Come ye blessed of my Father : 
inherit the kingdom prepared for you 
from the foundation of the world. 

THE COLLECT. 

ALMIGHTY God, who hast 
^ knit together thy heaven of 
angels and thy church upon 
earth into the communion and 
fellowship of thy mystical body: 
we bless thee for all thy faithful 
servants gone hence in thy love 
and fear: beseeching thee to 
grant us so to follow their good 
example that with them we may 
come to share the unspeakable 
joys which thou hast laid up for 
those who unfeignedly love thee : 
through thy mercy, O Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

THE GOSPEL. St. Mat. v: 1-12. 

A ND seeing the multitudes, he 
went up into a mountain; 
and when he was set, his disci- 



ples came unto him. And he 
opened his mouth, and taught 
them, saying, Blessed are the 
poor in spirit: for theirs is the 
kingdom of heaven. Blessed are 
they that mourn : for they shall 
be comforted. Blessed are the 
meek: for they shall inherit the 
earth Blessed are they which 
do hunger and thirst after right- 
eousness: for they shall be filled. 
Blessed are the merciful : for 
they shall obtain mercy. Blessed 
are the pure in heart: for they 
shall see God. Blessed are the 
peace-makers: for they shall be 
called the children of God. 
Blessed are they which are per- 
secuted for righteousness' sake: 
for theirs is the kingdom of 
heaven. Blessed are ye, when 
men shall revile you, and perse- 
cute you, and shall say all man- 
ner of evil against you falsely 
for my sake. Rejoice, and be 
exceeding glad ; for great is your 
reward in heaven ; for so perse- 
cuted they the prophets which 
were before you. 



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TO BE USED IN PRIVATE OR IN THE FAMILY. 



^[ On rising in the morning say: 
I laid me down and slept; I awaked for the Lord sustained 
me. Glory be to thee 0 Lord. 

Read in private, or vnth the assembled household, if convenient, 
the Office of Morning Praise; or else one of the proper 
Psalms and the Lesson : saying, after the Lesson : 
V. — My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, 0 Lord : 
P. — In the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee and 
will look up. V. — 0 Lord hear, &c. P. — And let, &c. 

Repeat the Morning Prayers and conclude thus : 
The Lord keep our going out and our coming in from this 
time forth and evermore. Amen. 

AT THE MORNING MEAL 
Repeat one of the following Sentences or Prayers : 

Our Father who art in the heavens; give us this day our 
daily bread. Amen. 

God be merciful unto us and bless us : and cause his face 
to shine upon us. Amen. 

How excellent is thy loving kindness, 0 God ! Therefore the 
children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings 
They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house, 
and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. 
For with thee is the fountain of life : in thy light shall we see 
light. Amen. 

Shew us thy ways, 0 Lord, teach us thy paths : lead us iE 

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DAILY DEVOTIONS. 



thy truth, and teach us : for thou art the God of our salvation, 
on thee do we wait all the day. Amen. 

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He maketh 
me to lie down in green pastures, he leadeth me beside the 
still waters. 0 give thanks unto the Lord for he is good, for 
his mercy endureth forever. Amen. 

Bless the Lord, 0 my soul, and forget not all his benefits: 
Who forgiveth all thine iniquities, who healeth all thy diseases : 
who satisfieth thy mouth with good so that thy youth is renewed 
like the eagles. Amen. 

Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and 
for evermore. From the rising of the sun unto the going down 
of the same the Lord's name to be praised. Amen. 

WE thank thee 0 Lord for the light of this day and for thy 
mercies which are new every morning : grant that while 
we are nourished by thy bounty we may live in thy fear and in 
love one to another; to the praise of thy holy name. Amen. 

AT THE NOONDAY MEAL. 

The eyes of all wait upon thee O Lord, and thou givest 
them their meat in due season. Thanks be to thee, 0 God. 
Amen. 

Blessed be the Lord who daily loadeth us with his benefits, 
even the God of our salvation. Amen. 

The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inher- 
itance shall be forever. They shall not be ashamed in the evil 
time, and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. Amen. 

Trust in the Lord and do good : so shalt thou dwell in the 
land and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the 
Lord, and he shall give thee the desires of thy heart. Amen. 

Behold the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon 
them that hope in his mercy ; to deliver their soul from death, 
and to keep them alive in famine. Amen. 

O give thanks unto the Lord for he is good, — for his mercy 

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is forever : he satisfieth the longing soul ; and filleth the hungry 
soul with goodness. Amen. 

O give thanks unto the God of heaven; who giveth food to all 
flesh ; for his mercy endureth forever. Amen. 




LESS to us, 0 Lord, what thy bounty has provided and 
1 give us grateful hearts. Amen. 



AT THE EVENING MEAL. 

Bless the Lord, 0 my soul, and forget not all his benefits. 

Amen. 

I will extol thee 0 Lord, for thou hast lifted me up, and hast 
not made my foes to rejoice over me. Amen. 

Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the 
evening : 0 Lord how manifold are thy works ! in wisdom hast 
thou made them all. The earth is full of thy riches. Amen. 

Shew us thy mercy, 0 Lord, and grant us thy salvation. 
Amen. 

Let thy mercy, 0 Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in 
thee. Amen. 

The earth, 0 Lord, is full of thy mercy : teach me thy stat- 
utes. Amen. 

Return unto thy rest 0 my soul ; for the Lord hath dealt 
bountifully with thee. For thou hast delivered my soul from 
death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. Amen. 

BLESS to us, 0 Lord, these thy gifts ; and fill our souls with 
the bread of life which cometh down from heaven : for thy 
mercy's sake. Amen. 

\ Or these Prayers. 

GRANT us 0 Lord, with grateful hearts to adore thee, the 
Giver of all blessings, and to employ the gifts of thy good- 
ness in holy and useful living, to the glory of thy name. Amen. 

BLESS to us, 0 Lord, these thy gifts : and while we are nour- 
ished from day to day by thy bounty, grant tha f we may 
labour for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, 
through thy mercy. Amen. 

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DAILY DEVOTIONS. 



WE thank thee, 0 Lord, for these thy gifts, and for thy mer 
ciful protection during the night [or for thy merciful 
protection and guidance during the day] that is past: grant that 
this night [or this day] may be passed in peace and without sin: 
and that so, living in thy holy fear, we may utter thy praises 
with unfeigned lips. Amen. 

If Before retiring at night say: 
I will lay me down in peace and sleep : for thou Lord only 
makest me dwell in safety. Thanks be to thee, 0 God. 

Tf Read the Complin, or a proper Psalm, and the Lesson, say- 

ing, after the lesson : 
V. — Into thy hands 0 Lord I commit my spirit : R. — Thou 
hast redeemed me 0 Lord God of Truth. V. — 0 Lord hear, 
&c. : R. — And let, &c. 

Tf Repeat the Evening Prayers, concluding thus : 
V. — The Lord grant us his peace: R. — And life eternal. 
Amen. 

JBlotnmg ^ragers* 

THE night is passed. I bless thee, 0 Lord, and I pray thee 
to keep me during this day from all sin, and save me O 
Lord! 

I worship and pray to thee, 0 Jesus Christ, my God, my King, 
my Saviour ; keep me, 0 Lord, that I may glorify thee and have 
mercy upon me forever, according to thy will ! 

0 thou true Light that lighteth every man that cometh into 
the world ; thou didst come into this world out of love for us 
men, and the whole creation rejoices at thy coming : Thou 
hast called me, 0 Lord, to an inheritance in the kingdom of 
light: with thy holy angels I will therefore sing to thee and 
praise thee ! 

1 give t>hee thanks, 0 heavenly Father, who art compassion- 
ate, and full of mercy and truth, our Lord and Saviour Jesus 
Christ : I would thank thee for every thing that I have, through 

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every thing that I am, and in every thing that I do : for that thou 
hast hitherto protected and aided me, preserved and sheltered 
me, comforted and upheld me ; and hast brought me safe until 
this hour. And I pray and entreat thee, 0 thou who lovest all 
men, of thy great goodness, to grant that I may spend this and 
every other day of my life in peace and in thy fear. Ward off 
from me, from all thy people, and from this place, all hatred, all 
temptations, all efforts of evil spirits, all counsels of wicked 
men, all approach of enemies secret or known. And provide 
for me what is good and useful to me, and lead me not into 
temptation but deliver me from evil. May thy grace, mercy 
and peace be upon me, 0 Lord God, my Savior Jesus Christ: 
to whom belong all honour and glory, might and worship : now 
and ever. Amen. 

I THANK thee, 0 Lord my God, for that thou hast awakened 
me from the rest of sleep, by thy great mercy : awaken my 
mind to righteousness, 0 Lord, that my eyes may see thy salva- 
tion. May thy holiness come and dwell in me this day, and 
may thy mercy preserve and keep me thy servant, and make me 
worthy at all times, by night and day, to think of the love of 
thy commandments and with thanksgiving to praise thee our 
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, who art God over all, blessed 
forever. Amen. 

OTHOU who hast blessed me with the light of this day, 
who causest thy sun to rise on the just and on the unjust, 
lighten my heart, 0 Lord of all : and grant me grace that I 
may live this day to please thee : deliver me from all evil and 
from the power of the adversary : give me strength, 0 Lord, from 
day to day to fulfill the duties of my station : give me to bear, 
O my Saviour, thy easy burden ; that I may stand fast in thy 
commandments, and do at all times only that which is agree- 
able tn thee: that so I may, with thy holy angels, bless and 
praise and give thanks and glory to thee on high: now and 
evermore. Amen. 

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LIGHTEN our eyes, O Lord, lest we sleep the sleep of 
death. We give thee thanks, Holy Lord, Father Almighty, 
who hast in thy mercy brought us through the night to the 
hours of morning ; pour, we beseech thee, thy holy light into our 
souls, that we may be ready devoutly and gladly to serve thee, 
by whose wisdom we were created, and by whose providence 
we are sustained : that so we may pass this and all our days in 
peace and without sin, and at eventide may again give thanks 
to thee, 0 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 
/^i RANT, O Lord Jesus, that I may persevere in all good 



purposes, and in thy holy service unto my life's end: and 
that I may this day begin more perfectly than I have hitherto 
done. Amen. % 

LORD and Master of my life, save me this day from a spirit 
of idleness, of discouragement, of ambition, and of idle 
and frivolous talk. And grant me, thy servant, a spirit of tem- 
perance, of humility, of patience and of love. Yea, my Lord, 
O King, give me to see my own offenses, and not to judge or 
blame my brother: for thou art blessed forevermore. Amen. 

INTO thy hands, O Lord, we commit our spirits, our souls 
and our bodies : for thou hast created and redeemed them, 
O Lord God Almighty : and together with ourselves all our re- 
lations, and those who are most dear to us, especially any who 
are in distress of mind or body, in sickness or temptation. Pre- 
serve us, 0 Lord, we beseech thee from all evil, and order all 
our ways this and every day, in peace, according to thy will. 
Amxn. 

May the Almighty and merciful Lord bless us, and lift up the 
light of his countenance upon us, this day and forevermore. 
A men 



ET my prayer, 0 Lord, be set forth before thee as incense, 



and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. 
The sun is set and the day is gone. I bring thee an offering 





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of praise and thanksgiving, 0 King Eternal! May thy right 
hand of power and might keep me from all assaults of the 
enemy. 

The day is gone. I thank thee, O Lord, and I pray thee to 
grant me grace to spend this evening and night without sin : 
and keep me, my Saviour ! Amen. 

OLORD ! how much have I sinned against thee this day, in 
thought, in word, in deed! How are my good resolves 
broken, my vows forgotten ; how weak and foolish have I been 
before thee, 0 holy and all-seeing God ! 

Ah ! How shall I stand in the judgment, 0 Lord, when the 
book of my life is opened before thee, and when for every idle 
word I must give account ! For who shall stand when thou 
appearest O Lord! for thou art like a refiner's fire. 

O Lord, be merciful to me a sinner. Give me grace to search 
out and know my sins and to sincerely repent of them in ceas- 
ing to commit them. O my Saviour, thou hast overcome the 
world : give me strength that I may withstand the enemy and 
endure faithfully to the end : and grant to me and all thy faithful 
servants, 0 Lord, that peace which the world can neither give 
nor take away: for thy mercy's sake. Amen. 

IN the evening, and morning and noonday we praise thee, we 
bless thee, we thank thee and pray thee, 0 Lord and blaster 
of all; let not our hearts turn away to words or thoughts of 
wickedness, but rescue us from all dangers of the soul. For to 
thee, Lord, our eyes look up, and in thee is our hope : let us 
never be confounded ! Amen. 

WE give thee thanks, O Lord, who hast preserved us 
through this day : we give thee thanks, who wilt be our 
protector through the night. Bring us, 0 Lord, we pray thee, 
in safety to the morning hours : that we may rise refreshed and 
renewed in body and soul, to serve thee with gladness, and to 
praise thee the Giver of all good, our Lord and Saviour Jesug 
Christ. Amen. 

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OMOST merciful Lord Jesus, mortify in me all vices, un- 
holy affections, and unruly passions. Take away from me 
whatever is unlawful, inordinate, or displeasing in thy sight; 
and give me a heart after thine own, upright, simple, pure, and 
godly, and deliver and keep me from all sin. Amen. 

O MERCIFUL Lord Jesus, preserve me from all evil, vain, 
proud thoughts, and unchaste affections : grant that I may 
sincerely seek thee alone and in thee only take my rest. Amen. 

TO thy merciful keeping I commit me and those who are near 
and dear to me : and do thou, 0 blessed Lord, give us thy 
peace now and evermore. 

May the Almighty and merciful Lord bless and keep us, this 
night and for evermore. Amen. 



©ccastmtal $rager0. 

At a Family Reunion. 
Ps. 33. Rejoice in the Lord, 0 ye righteous, <fcc. 

OLORD, our heavenly Father, in whose merciful hands are 
all our coming in and going out: we thank thee for thy 
good Providence by which we have been preserved and are en- 
abled to meet together in joy this day: grant, we pray thee, 
that we may be not forgetful of thy mercies, but that as we 
rejoice in thee in the hour of prosperity and gladness, so we 
may surely trust in thee in the day of trial, knowing that thou 
art good to all and that thy mercies are over all thy works: 
and to thee be praise and glory forever. Amen. 
Our Father, &q. 

At a Marriage Feast. 
Ps. 128. Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord, &c. 

OLORD, our heavenly Father, who art the source of all 
blessing and the Author of every happy and good thing 
in our lives: let, we pray thee, our beginning and our ending 
be in thee. Grant us thy blessing on this occasion of joy: and 

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let our hearts be moved by thy goodness and bounty to a life 
of grateful devotion to thy holy will and of godly love one to an- 
other: for thy mercy's sake, O Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
Our Father, <fcc. 

In Times of Affliction. 
Ps. 31. In thee, 0 Lord, do I put my trust, &c. 

OGOD who art a shelter for us and a strong tower from the 
enemy, hear our prayers which we make unto thee when 
our hearts are overwhelmed, and lead us to the Rock that ia 
higher than ourselves : that, trusting in thy sure protection and 
guidance, we may daily perform our vows and render praise 
unto thy name forever. Amen. 
Our Father, &c. 



Praters Before or ox a Journey. 
Ant. He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee 
in all thy ways. 

Ps. 139. 0 Lord thou hast searched me, &g. 

Ps. 91. He that dwelleth in the secret place, &c. 

Ps. 107. 0 give thanks unto the Lord, &c. 

Let us pray, 

V. — 0 Lord save thy servants: R. — Who put their trust in 
thee. V. — Send us help from the Sanctuary : R. — And defend 
us out of Zion. V. — Be unto us, 0 Lord, a tower of strength : 
R. — From the face of the enemy. V. — Every day will we bless 
thee, 0 Lord: R. — And praise thy name forever. V. — Show 
us thy ways, O Lord : R. — Teach us thy paths. V. — O send 
out thy light and thy truth: R. — Let them lead us. V. — Let 
them bring us unto thy holy hill: R. — And to thy tabernacles. 
V. — 0 Lord, hear, &c. : R. — And let, &o. 

DIRECT us, 0 Lord, in all our doings with thy most gracious 
favor, and further us with thy continual help : that in all 

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our works begun, continued and ended in thee, we may glorify 
thy holy name, and finally, by thy mercy, obtain everlasting 
life. Amen. 

O ALMIGHTY GOD, who fillest all things with thy presence, 
who compassest our path whithersoever we go, and art 
acquainted with all our ways: send, we pray thee, thy holy 
angel to be our guide and protector on our way, and prosper 
thou our journey to thy glory, and if it be thy will, to the suc- 
cessful accomplishment of our own purposes, and a safe and 
peaceful return unto our homes. Preserve us from all sin, that 
we may serve thee in thankfulness and obedience all the days 
of our pilgrimage. Bless the home also we have left behind, 
and all that remain in it, that at whatsoever distance we be 
from one another, we may all live and walk in the same spirit 
of faith and holiness and love. And, in the end of our pil- 
grimage, bring us all together into that blessed rest which 
thou hast prepared for thy people : through thy mercy, O Jesus 
Christ our Lord, to whom we commend ourselves and all ours, 
both now and evermore. Amen. 

MAY the Almighty and merciful Lord direct us in the way 
of peace and prosperity: that we, running the straight 
path of his commandments, may, when the journey of our earthly 
life is over, reach with joy our heavenly and eternal home. 
Amen. 

Our Father, &c. 

V. — Let us go on our way in peace : 
JR. — In the name of the Lord. Amen. 



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preparation for tf)e i^ols (ttommunton. 



Let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread and drink of 
that cup.— [1 Cor. xi : 28.] 

Is not the Holy Supper a Sacrament of repentance, and hence an introduction 
into heaven? For is it not declared to the Communicants that they must do 
the work of repentance before they approach ? [A. It. 531.] 

THE DOCTRINE 
Concerning Repentance, Self-examination, Confession and 
the Remission of Sins. 

HE who wishes to be saved must confess his sins, and do 
the work of repentance. 
To confess sins, is to know one's evils, to see them in himself, 
to acknowledge them, to make himself guilty, and to condemn 
himself on account of them. This, when it is done before God, 
is the confession of sins. 

To do the work of repentance, is, — after a man has thus con- 
fessed his sins and, from an humble heart, has made supplica- 
tion for remission, to desist from them, and to live a new life 
according to the precepts of charity and faith. 

He who only acknowledges generally that he is a sinner, and 
makes himself guilty of all evils, and yet does not explore him- 
self, that is, see his sins, makes confession indeed, but not the 
confession of repentance; he, because he does not know his 
own evils, lives afterward as before. 

He who lives the life of charity and faith does the work of 
repentance daily ; he reflects upon the evils which are with him, 
he acknowledges them, he guards against them, he supplicates 
the Lord for help. For man of himself continually lapses to- 
ward evil, but he is continually raised by the Lord, and led to 
good. Such is the state of those who are in good; but they 
who are in evil lapse continually, and are also continually ele- 
vated by the Lord, but are only withdrawn from falling into the 
most grievous evils, to which of themselves they tend with all 
their power. 

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The man who explores himself in order to do the work of 
repentance, must explore his thoughts and the intentions of his 
will, and must there examine what he would do if it were per- 
mitted him, that is, if he were not afraid of the laws, and of 
the loss of reputation, honor and gain. There the evils of man 
reside, and the evils which he does in the body are all from 
thence. They who do not explore the evils of their thought and 
will, can not do the work of repentance, for they think and will 
afterwards as they did before, and yet to will evils is to do them. 
This is self-examination. 

Kepentance of the mouth and not of the life is not repentance, 
and sins are not remitted by means of repentance of the mouth, 
but by repentance of the life. Sins are indeed continually re- 
mitted to man by the Lord, for he is mercy itself, but still they 
adhere to man, however he may suppose that they are remitted; 
nor are they removed from him but by a life according to the 
precepts of true faith. So far as he lives according to those 
precepts, so far his sins are removed; and so far as they are 
removed, so far are they remitted. 

It is supposed that sins are wiped away, or are washed off, 
as filth is by water, when they are remitted ; but sins are not 
wiped away, but they are removed; that is, man is withheld 
from them when he is kept in good by the Lord ; and when he 
is kept in good it appears as if he were without them, thus as 
if they were wiped away ; and so far as man is reformed, so far 
he is capable of being kept in good. He who supposes that sins 
are in any other manner remitted, is very much deceived. 

The signs that sins are remitted, that is, removed, are these 
which follow. They whose sins are remitted, perceive a delight 
in worshipping God for the sake of God, and in serving their 
neighbor for the sake of their neighbor, thus in doing good for 
the sake of good, and in speaking truth for the sake of truth; 
they are unwilling to claim merit by any thing of charity and 
faith; they shun and are averse to evils, as enmities, hatreds, 
revenges, adulteries, and the very thoughts of such things with 

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intention. But the signs that sins are not remitted, that is, re- 
moved, are these which follow. They whose sins are not remit- 
ted, worship God not for the sake of God, and serve their neigh- 
bor not for the sake of their neighbor, thus they do not do good 
and speak truth for the sake of good and truth, but for the sake 
of themselves and the world : they wish to claim merit by their 
deeds ; they perceive nothing undelightful in evils, as in enmity, 
in hatred, in revenge, in adulteries; and from these evils they 
think of them in all licentiousness. 

The repentance which takes place in a free state is of avail, 
but that which takes place in a state of compulsion is of no 
avail. States of compulsion are states of sickness, states of de- 
jection of mind in consequence of misfortune, states of immi- 
nent death, as also every state of fear which takes away the 
use of reason. He who is evil, and in a state of compulsion 
promises repentance and also does good, when he comes into 
a free state, returns to his former life of evil j the case is other- 
wise with one who is good. 

After a man has explored himself, and acknowledged his 
sins, and done the work of repentance, he must remain constant 
in good even to the end of life. For if he afterwards relapses 
into his former evil life, and embraces it, he commits profanation, 
for he then conjoins evil with good ; whence his latter state be- 
comes worse than his former, according to the words of the 
Lord : u When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he 
walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. 
Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came 
out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and gar- 
nished. Then goeth he and taketh with himself seven other 
spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell 
there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first." — 
& Mat xii: 43. [H. D. 159.] 



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To Precede and to Accompany the Holy Communion. 



H A Prayer to God that He would be pleased to assist us in our prep- 
aration to receive the blessed Sacrament. 

XPROSTEATE myself before Thee, 0 blessed Jesus, my 
most gracious God and merciful Father, in an humble 
acknowledgment of my unworthiness, and insufficiency of 
myself for any thing that is good, I know, 0 Lord, that with 
out Thee I can do nothing; and therefore do humbly implore 
Thy gracious assistance and acceptance of my endeavors to 
prepare myself for the worthy receiving of the Holy Sacra- 
ment of Thy precious Body and Blood. 

Stir up, I beseech Thee, such pious affections and disposi- 
tions in my soul as are suitable to this important occasion: 
grant me such a sense of my sins as may affect my heart 
with a deep sorrow for them, and an eternal hatred and dis- 
pleasure against them; and such a sense of Thy mercies as 
may effectually engage me to love and live to Thee, who hast 
loved me at so dear a rate as to come down from heaven and 
suffer death to seek and to save me. And let the words of 
my mouth and the meditations of my heart be always accept- 
able in Thy sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer, 
Amen. 

\ The preparation necessary to the worthy attendance on the Holy Sup- 
per involves the following particulars. 

1. Self-examination. 

2. Confession and repentance of evils as sins. 

3. A steadfast purpose to lead a new life, according to the 
divine commandments. 

4. Charity with all men. 

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If A Prayer before self-examination. 

HEAR -the voice of my humble petition, 0 Lord, now I 
cry unto Thee, and lift up mine hands toward Thy mer- 
cy-seat. Behold, Lord, now I am about to search into my 
own heart: but alas! my heart is deceitful and desperately 
wicked, who can know it ? Thou, therefore, w r ho searchest 
the heart and triest the reins, discover to me all the evil and 
deceit of my own heart, that I may confess, lament, and for- 
sake them, and obtain mercy. Hear me and help me for Thy 
mercy's sake, 0 Jesus my Savior. Amen. 

%A Particular enumeration of Sins against God and our Neighbor, 
for the easier Examination of our lives, very p>roper to be used 
frequently, but especially before receiving the Holy Sacrament. 

I ADJURE thee, 0 my soul, in the presence of the Great 
Judge, who knows all the secrets of thine heart, and as 
thou w r ilt answer before his judgment-seat at the last day, to 
tell me — 

i 

What sins art thou guilty of more immediately against God ? 

Art thou guilty of any infidelity or atheism ; any distrust 
in, or despair of God's mercy ? 

Art thou guilty of any willful ignorance of God, or of any 
idolatry in worshiping any creature ? 

Hast thou loved any thing more than God, or feared any 
one above him ? 

Art thou guilty of repining or murmuring at God's provi- 
dence, or of being impatient under His correction ? 

Hast thou been unthankful for His mercies, disobedient to 
His commands, or incorrigible under His judgments ? 

When, and in what manner, hast thou been guilty of dis- 
honoring God by blasphemous and irreligious thoughts or 
discourses, or by tamely hearing others blaspheme ? 

Hast thou taken God's holy name in vain, by customary 

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or false swearing, or by the breach of any lawful oath or 
solemn vow ? 

Hast thou misspent the Lord's day, neglected to attend the 
public worship of God, or been unprofitable under the means 
of grace? 

Hast thou dishonored God by coldness and wanderings, in- 
devotion, and carelessness in thy prayers, or by any weariness 
in His service, or by a total neglect thereof? 

Hast thou hardened thyself in impenitence, putting off the 
day of repentance ? Hast thou rested in a superficial and 
partial repentance, or frequently relapsed into sin, and resisted 
the good motions of God's spirit? 

Art thou guilty of pride, either in apparel, or on account 
of thy estate, or credit, thy faculties, or good deeds ? Art thou 
guilty of commending thyself, or of being greedy of the praise 
of men; of performing religious duties to gain applause, or 
of committing sin to avoid reproach ? 

Hast thou been greedy of riches, or of sensual pleasures ? 

Hast thou been guilty of violent anger, or inconsideration, 
inconstancy, or discontent ? 

Hast thou misspent thy time, been weak to resist tempta- 
tions, or abused the talents with which God hath intrusted 
thee, in sin and wickedness? 

Hast thou been guilty of intemperance in eating, drinking, 
or sleeping, or in lawful recreations? 

Hast thou been guilty of idleness, uncleanness, lust, forni- 
cation, or adultery? 

Hast thou taken delight in lewd company, in vicious and 
immodest songs, books, pictures, etc. 

Hast thou not only committed these sins thyself, but taken 
pleasure in them that do them ? 

II 

0, my soul, what sins art thou guilty of, more especially 
against thy neighbor? 

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How, when, where, against whom, hast thou been guilty 

of any injury, injustice, or oppression; any breach of trust or 
of promise ; of any fraud or theft ; of any flattery or dissimu- 
lation; of treachery or lying; or of giving any just scan- 
dal? 

How, when, where, against whom, hast thou been guilty 
of any ill-language, detraction, or slander; of any rash cen- 
suring or backbiting; of any contempt or scoffing, either at 
his infirmities or virtues? 

How, when, where, against whom, hast thou been guilty 
of any contentiousness, spite, or revenge; of railing at, or of 
hurting, or of murdering thy neighbor in thy mind by ill- 
wishes and curses? 

Hast thou been guilty of bearing false witness, or of covet- 
ing the possessions of others? 

Hast thou been unthankful to those who have done thee 
good ? 

Hast thou been uncharitable to the poor, or unkind to those 
among whom thou livest? 

Hast thou tempted others to sin by connivance or en- 
couragement, by command or persuasion, and increased thy 
own damnation by furthering that of thy brother? 

Hast thou, in any instance, done to another what thou 
wouldst be unwilling he should do unto thee? 

% When you examine yourself by this catalogue, pause awhile on every 
particular, and where you think yourself not guilty, say, 11 Glory 
be to Thee, 0 Lord, for preserving me from this sin." 
When your conscience pleads guilty, say, "Lord have mercy upon 
me, and forgive me this sin." 

%A prayer after self-examination. 

OLORD God, I have now, by Thy assistance, considered 
my own evil ways. 0 Thou, who alone knowest the 
heart, and who only canst change it, create in me such a broken 
and contrite heart as Thou hast promised not to despise, and 

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so deep a sense of my own sin and misery, that my repentance 
may bear some proportion to my guilt. Pardon all my fail- 
ings, and perfect that good work Thou hast begun in me, for 
Thy mercy's sake, 0 Jesus my Savior. Amen. 

^ A penitent Confession of Sins ) with an humble supplication for 
Mercy and Forgiveness. 

O ALMIGHTY God, our everlasting Father and Eedeemer, 
glorious in holiness, who art of purer eyes than to be- 
hold iniquity, and hast declared from heaven Thy just ab- 
horrence at all unrighteousness of men, I desire to humble my 
soul before Thee in a deep sense of my own unworthiness 
and vileness, by reason of the many sins and transgressions I 
have been guilty of against Thy Divine Majesty, by thought, 
word, and deed. [Here name the particulars.^ These, my 
transgressions, with more than I can recollect or number, are 
all in Thy sight, 0 Lord, and my most secret sins in the light 
of Thy countenance. 

But where, and to whom can I flee for pardon and succor, 
but to Thee, 0 Lord! who art merciful, long-suffering, and 
abundant in goodness, keeping mercy for thousands, and 
pardoning iniquity in sin ? Vouchsafe, therefore, 0 gracious 
God, for Thy name's sake, to look upon me with an eye of 
pity and compassion, and blot out, as a thick cloud, my 
transgressions, and as a cloud, my sins; be merciful to my 
unrighteousness, and my sins and iniquities remember Thou 
no more. For this purpose, lead me to that repentance unto 
salvation not to be repented of. Imprint on my heart so fixed 
an aversion, and so just a sense of the frightful consequences 
of sin, that I may no longer turn Thy grace into lascivious- 
ness, but flee from all iniquity as from the face of a serpent. 
May I make it the future business of my life to keep Thy 
commandments always, seeking above all things Thy favor, 
which is better than life itself. 

But, 0 Lord, I am not able to do these things of myself 1 

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my frequent backslidings make me justly distrust the sinceri- 
ty of my heart, which is deceitful above all things. I know, 
0 Lord, that the way of man is not in himself ; from Thee 
only cometh my help. Help, Lord, or I perish. 0 God of 
all grace, who hast promised to give Thy Holy Spirit to them 
that ask it. be it unto me according to Thy Word. Vouch- 
safe, I most humbly and earnestly beseech Thee, Thy Divine 
help and assistance, to strengthen my weakness, to succor me 
in temptations, and to sanctify me throughout, that my whole 
spirit, soul, and body, may be preserved blameless unto th(. 
coming of thy kingdom. Amen. 



AT THE CELEBRATION. 

%A Meditation on the Institution of the blessed Sacrament. 

WORTHY art Thou, 0 blessed Jesus, to be obeyed in all 
that Thou commandest us! Worthy art Thou for 
whose sake we shall do this ! When Thy own bitter agony 
was just approaching, Thou wast even forgetful of Thyself 
to think of us; and in the very night wherein Thou wast be- 
trayed, didst ordain this most powerful means of grace, these 
sacred pledges of Thy love, to be the perpetual food and 
nourishment, the strengthening and refreshing of our souls. 
0, how earnestly were Thy thoughts engaged, how wert Thou 
wholly taken up with this great and important design! And, 
therefore, waiting and wishing for that last passover, when 
Thou hadst formed that mighty purpose of instituting this 
blessed ordinance of Thy Holy Supper, and with the most 
affecting tenderness of the strongest love didst profess — "With 
desire have I desired to eat this passover with you before I 
sutler." And after this, could it ever have been expected, 
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to partake of this holy Sacrament; that they should, in such 
numbers, contrive to make excuse, one going to his farm, and 
another to his merchandise? 0, let Thy earnestness and zeal 
awaken our careless, carnal, worldly hearts, to consider our 
duty and interest in doing what Thou commandest us, in 
doing this in remembrance of Thee ! Grant that we may 
remember ourselves, and be convinced that we are lost and 
ruined forever if we do not remember Thee. 0 Jesus! Thy 
commands are not grievous; they are full of comfort and de- 
light: they are the straight and necessary paths to everlast- 
ing happiness; and this command, most delightful in itself, 
and most apt to enable us to obey the rest. Alas ! it is not 
for Thy sake, but our own; it is for our sake and our salva- 
tion that Thou wouldst be remembered by us. Thou canst 
reap no benefit, no advantage from such careless creatures as 
we are. Ah! foolish and unwise! how do we forsake and 
renounce our own interest, and run headlong into ruin and 
perdition, when we forget, when we refuse to remember Thee! 
"The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib;" 
but more stupid and insensible, more stubborn and ungrateful, 
are we, who forget Grod our Savior, and will not, in this holy 
Sacrament, remember Him, who in his love and in his pity 
redeemed us. Lord, if I do not remember Thee, "let my 
tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, and my right hand 
forget her cunning;" let me have no power nor faculty at all 
to rebel against Thee, if I have none to remember and obey 
Thee. 0, that I may remember Thee at all times, and that 
my song may be always of the loving-kindness of the Lord, 
and especially, according to Thy appointment, at Thy holy 
table! 0, let me ever say, from the very inmost of my heart, 
and with all the powers of my soul, Blessed Jesus, Thy love 
is dearer than life, and stronger than death, and moat worthy 
to be had in everlasting remembrance! 



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HYMN. — Ecce panis Angelorum. 




O! upon the altar lies, 
' Hidden deep from human eyes, 



Bread of angels from the skies, 

Made the food of mortal man: 
Children's meat to dogs denied; 
In old types foresignified 
In the manna heaven supplied, 

Isaac and the Paschal Lamb. 

Jesus! shepherd of the sheep! 
Thou Thy flock in safety keep. 
Living Bread! Thy life supply; 
Strengthen us, or else we die; 

Fill us with celestial grace, 
Thou who feedest us below! 
Source of all we have or know! 
Grant that with Thy saints above, 
Sitting at the feast of love, 

We may see Thee face to face. Amen. 

% At going up to the Altar. 

IN the multitude of Thy tender mercies, 0 Lord God, do I 
now approach Thine altar. 0 pardon my sins, for I am 
a sinful creature, 0 Lord; and look not upon mine unwor- 
thiness, but upon those motives which drew me hither, even 
my own miseries and thy tender mercies : therefore help me 
to supply in humility what I want in worthiness, and let 
my bended knees and contrite heart show that I durst not 
have come hither had not Thy mercy invited me, by saying — ■ 
"Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy-laden, and 
I will give you rest." 

If Before receiving the Bread. 
Lord Jesus, I am not worthy of the crumbs which fall from 
Thy table, and vet Thou givest unto me the bread of life. 

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Evermore give me this bread, that I may eat thereof and live 
for ever. 

After receiving the Bread. 

Grant, 0 merciful Lord, that by this, Thy precious body, 
my soul may be nourished in all pure love to Thee and to 
my fellow-creatures; and dwelling thus in Thee, and Thou in 
me, may ever bring forth the fruit of good works unto Thy 
praise and glory. Amen. 

\ Before receiving the Cup. 

What shall I render unto the Lord for all His benefits 
toward me? I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon 
the name of the Lord. 

\ After receiving the Cup, 

Grant, 0 merciful Lord, that by this, Thy precious blood, 
my soul may be nourished in all pure and heavenly wisdom, 
and thereby have power and strength to have victory, and to 
triumph against the devil, the world, and the flesh. 

\ On retiring from the Altar. 

"Bless the Lord, 0 my soul; and all that is within me, 
bless His Holy Name ! Bless the Lord, 0 my soul, and for- 
get not all His benefits ; Who forgiveth all thine iniquities, 
and healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from 
destruction, and crowneth thee with loving-kindness and ten- 
der mercies." 0 merciful Jesus, may that heavenly food 
which Thou hast now fed me with transfuse new life and 
new vigor into my soul, and into the souls of all those who 
have been partakers with me of this Holy Communion, that 
our faith, hope, and charity may daily increase, and that we 
may all grow in Thy grace, and in the knowledge of Thee, 
our God and Savior. Amen. 

\ A prayer in private, after receiving the Holy Sacrament. 

OLOKD our Heavenly Father, how plentiful is Thy good- 
ness, which Thou hast laid up for them that fear Thee, 

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which Thou hast prepared for them that put their trust in 

Thy mercy, even before the sods of men ! I praise and mag- 
nify Thy great and glorious name, 0 Lord, for all those mani- 
fold mercies and blessings which Thou hast bestowed upon 
me ever since I was born. 0 Lord God, Thou hast been my 
trust from my youth ; by Thee have I been h olden up from 
the womb; my praise shall continually be of Thee. Enable 
me, 0 Lord, through Thy gracious assistance, to perform the 
conditions of that sacramental covenant which I have this 
day so solemnly renewed and confirmed in Thy presence, and 
at Thy table; that through the strength and power of that 
heavenly food I have there been partaker of, I may daily 
grow in grace, and abound in every good word and work. 
Help me to subdue all those inordinate lusts and corrupt 
affections which war against my soul. Purify my mind from 
all evil intentions and vain thoughts : and suffer neither pride, 
vain-glory, self-love, malice, hatred, nor revenge, nor any 
other evil whatsoever, henceforth to reign in me. Let Thy 
Holy Spirit continually guard me against those numerous 
temptations which so strongly beset me. Fix my inconstant 
mind that I may not be led away hy the errors of the wicked, 
and fall from Thee, the rock of my steadfastness; but that I 
may persevere in good works unto the end. Moderate my 
affections and desires, that they may be confined to such ob- 
jects as are well-pleasing in Thy sight. Let thy will be the 
sole guide and measure of mine, that all my hopes and 
wishes may center in Thee alone: and that, feeding ever upon 
Thy body and upon Thy blood in my inner man. I may be 
continually renewed in Thy heavenly love and wisdom, and 
thereby be preserved in all virtue and holiness of life unto 
the coming of Thine everlasting kingdom. Amen. 



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DURING THE WEEK PRECEDING, 



The bread which I will give is my flesh, which I will give for 
the life of the world. St. John vi. 

Take, eat, this is my body which is given for you. This do in 
remembrance of me. St. Luke xxii. 

He that eateth my flesh and drinlceth my blood, abideth in me 
and I in him. St. John vi. 

0 WONDERFUL condescension of thy tender love towards 
us, that thou, 0 Lord God, the Creator and Restorer of 
all spirits, shouldst vouchsafe to corne to the needy soul, and 
with thy whole divinity and humanity satisfy her hunger. 

O happy mind and blessed soul, which is enabled to receive 
thee, her Lord God, devoutly; to be conjoined with thee in 
this Holy Communion : and in receiving thee to be filled 
with spiritual peace and joy. 

Let heaven and earth with all their attire be silent in thy 
presence, O beloved Redeemer ; for whatever praise or beauty 
they have is all the gift of thy bounty, nor can they equal the 
beauty of thy name, whose wisdom is infinite. 

Reflection. 

WE have great reason to be humbled before our Lord 
Jesus Christ when we feel ourselves cold and indiffer- 
ent in approaching to him, and are induced to receive him in 
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any desire of our souls. How often would this our coldness 
and insensibility desolate and discourage us, were we not as- 
sured that, although deficient in that love which we desire 
and yet cannot acquire of ourselves, but can only implore of 
God, still God would have us receive him through obedience 
and with humility, and in entire patience and trust. For has 
he not said in his Word, " Offer the sacrifices of righteousness 
and put your trust in the Lord?" 

Come, my soul, in joy array thee ; 

Leave the realms of sin and sorrow. 
Come where shines the Light to cheer thee, 

Of its heavenly radiance, borrow, 
For the God of thy salvation 

Calls thee to his sweet communion : 
He the Lord of all creation 

Seeks w T ith thee to be in union. 



Those that are ivell need not a physician, but only those that are 
sick St. Matt. ix. 

"\TTHAT, 0 Lord, would become of me, in the dryness and 



▼ » coldness of soul which I experience were I not assured 
that the miseries of my soul draw down thy mercies upon me, 
and that thy delight is to dwell in a heart, which, conscious 
of its un worthiness, yet does all in its power to prepare itself 
for thee? In truth, after a self-examination and a confession 
of sins the most sincere and entire of which we are capable, 
the humble acknowledgment of our unworthiness supplies the 
place of an ardent desire for the Holy Communion : it is an 
inmost sense of our need for the spiritual quickening which 
the Supper of our Lord is designed to supply to us. 



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Peayer. 



OE1) JESUS ! it is with confidence in thy compassionate 



J—* words in which I have just reflected that I prepare my- 
self to receive thee, not because I deserve thy favor, but be- 
cause I have need of thee, and my soul cannot live without 
thee. It is afflicted with maladies which thou alone canst 
heal. Come, thou, 0 my Saviour, and apply a remedy to my 
wounds, heal the pride of my heart with thy humility, and 
consume all self-love with the fire of thy divine charity. 
Come and invest me with thy strength that I may conquer 
my passions : animate me with thy Spirit that I may seek 
only to please thee, and to live that heavenly life which is 
thy gift and which thou wilt bring to me in the Holy Sacra- 
ment. Amen. 

If On this day practice careful self-examination according to the 
method on page 88, or otherwise after the rule of the Ten Com- 
mandments. Bead the 51st Psalm. 

Keflection. 

Our secret sins are in the light of thy countenance. Ps. xc. 

"He that would be saved must confess his sins and do the 
work of Repentance. To confess sins is to know one's evils, to 
see them in himself, to acknowledge them, to make himself 
guilty, and to condemn himself on account of them. This when 
it is done before God is the confession of sins." H. D. 159. 



E should, therefore, before Communion carefully ex- 



▼ ▼ amine our conscience in .detail upon our customary 
faults or evil dispositions. Be not satisfied with examining 
whether your conscience reproaches you with some great sin ; 
but examine before God and detect even the smallest sins, 
those most easily committed and knowingly done contrary to 
the warning of grace within : sins of habit, of attachments, 





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of natural inclination, or infirmity : sins which yon have oc- 
casioned in others or in which you have yielded to the entice- 
ment of others : hidden sins : sins of desire which would have 
been sins of act had not outward fear restrained you. Pray for 
the Divine Grace to come and remove these, and to be with- 
held hereafter from them. 

Prayer. 

I COME to thee, O Jesus, as a sick man to his physician 
seeking to be healed, for I am in sore need of thy healing 
and helping grace. To thee do I cry with the leper in the 
Gospel : Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me dean. Inspire 
me with the same holy confidence with which the sick, when 
thou wast on the earth, presented themselves before thee. 
Grant that I may say, like them, within myself, If I may but 
touch the hem of thy garment — that is, if I but begin to apply 
myself by obedience to the life of thy holy law of Truth, which 
is thy garment of righteousness, I shall be healed. Therefore, 
in like confidence, here, where thou offerest thyself to me, I 
approach and prostrate myself at thy sacred feet, imploring 
forgiveness for the sins of my past life, strength to overcome 
them through thy Word, and a heart to hate and abhor them 
out of love for thee alone. 

Suffer me not to receive thee to my condemnation. I have 
insulted thy goodness, I have resisted thy grace and the 
drawings of thy love. Rebuke and chasten me : only let my 
heart be not lost to thee and all that is good and holy. 
Come to deliver me, to cleanse me and save me, and to dwell 
in me evermore, O good and gracious Lord, for thy mercy's 
sake. Amen. 



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Reflection. 

A large upper room furnished. There make ready. St. Mark xi v 

IF thou wilt have the Lord come to thee and remain with 
thee purge out the old leaven and make clean the habita- 
tion of thy heart. Shut out the world with its tumult of 
passions, its crowd of foul vices. Stop the voice of anger, of 
contempt, of malice and of mischievous slander. Put away 
every feeling of revenge, of jealousy, of envy. Resolve to 
forget and forgive injuries ; to think of the good even in those 
who have injured thee, and to forget or cease to cherish the 
thought of their wrongdoing. Pray for them that persecute 
you and despitefully use you. Curb your impatience. Seal 
your lips against hasty and immoderate speech. Remember 
him who was led as a Lamb to the slaughter and yet opened not 
his mouth. Quench the flame of vicious desire by unyielding 
abstinence. Be ye holy who will receive holy things. Close 
the doors of thy mind below — the thoughts and words by 
which the hells creep in. Open the doors upward — by prayer, 
by holy meditation, by acts of resolution and self-consecra- 
tion. Remember that the Lord invites thee ; that he com- 
mands thee to do this holy act of remembrance. Faithfully 
do thy part — he will supply what is wanting. Come and re- 
ceive him ! Thou hast need of him, not he of thee. Thy 
coming will not add to his holiness, but he comes to sanctify 
thee and to make thee better. Nor is thy careful guarding 
of thyself afterward less required than thy devout prepara- 
tion before. 

Prayer. 

0 JESUS, the bread of angels ! the divine and necessary 
nourishment of my soul ! what should I be without 
thee? How truly might I exclaim with the Psalmist, I am 
smitten like grass ; my heart is withered because I forgot to eat 

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my bread ! Thou hast said in the Gospel, that if thou shouldest 
suffer the people who had followed thee into the desert to 
return fasting to their homes they would faint by the way. 
Behold me in the desert of my temptations, my emptiness, 
my want ! What faintness shall be mine if thou, my Saviour, 
dost not sustain me. Weak as I am of myself, and becoming 
weaker from the neglect of that divine food which is my 
strength and my spiritual life, I should soon grow feeble and 
unequal to contend with my evils. 

How, O Lord, wilt thou be the God of life and my por- 
tion for eternity if I open not my heart to thee and bid thee 
enter — if I do not seek thee in this holy communion in which 
thou hast promised to come to me? Behold me prostrate and 
longing ! Supply my need ; give me the holy desire that 
shall make ready the large upper room wherein to welcome 
thee — come and abide with me, being conjoined forever with 
me by this the blood of thy new covenant and the bread, 
w T hoso eateth of which shall live forever. Amen. 

dFrtt*ag. 

f On this day perform an "Act of repentance " according to the 
instructions of the Church's Doctrine in A. B. 531. 
" Actual repentance consists in self-examination ; the know- 
ledge and acknowledgment of your sins ; in confessing them 
before the Lord ; in imploring help and power to resist them ; 
thus in desisting from them and in leading a new life, doing 
all these things as of yourselves. Practice this once or twice 
a year when you approach the Holy Communion, and afterward 
when the sins of which you owned yourself guilty recur, then 
say to yourselves, We will not consent to them because they 
are sins against God. This is actual repent ance.^ 
T[ To aid you in that part of actual repentance which consists of 

supplication and sincere resolution, read the Penitential 

Psalms and repeat the Litany. 

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Reflection. 

Behold the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the 
world. S. John i. 

THE work of repentance begins with self-examination, 
confession of sins before God, and imploring the divine 
help and grace to resist them. It does not end here, but with- 
out this beginning at some time definitely, deliberately, and 
earnestly made it will never be done ; besides this beginning, 
however, it includes also the desisting from those sins of which 
we have made humble confession, and the beginning to lead 
a new life according to the precepts of charity and faith — 
doing all these things as of ourselves. I must not wait for God 
to do that which he has appointed me to do. He has given 
me the water for cleansing : I must apply it. The power, the 
knowledge, the will to do any thing of good is from him. 
This I know because it is of faith. Without him I cannot 
discover my sins ; without him I cannot even ask his aid ; 
much less can I desist from sins in sincere and actual repent- 
ance. The light of his truth alone can reveal the evils of my 
heart : he alone can give me a real sorrow for them. And 
yet while I know and most surely believe this still I must do 
these things, as of myself, in the feeling and with the intent 
and the purpose that they are and shall be my own free and 
willing act. This ability to act in freedom — to repent as of 
myself — is thy gift, 0 God. Grant that I may exercise it in 
lowly fear, in solemn recognition of the awful duty thou hast 
herein laid upon me. The Lamb of God alone taketh away 
the sins of the world. He alone will remove my sins in with- 
holding me from them if I implore his help and desist from 
the outward commission of them. In the holy communion 
is the Lord Jesus wholly present in his Divine Humanity, 
with all the fruits and benefits of his redemption — these are 
deliverance from hell, conjunction with the Lord and salva- 
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must prepare myself by voluntary acts of my own will and 
intention. These acts the Lord cannot perform for me, but 
he will give me grace to do them as of myself if I implore it 
of him. That the Lord may be admitted I must 'present myself 
to him, and as the Lord actually presents himself to me I m ust 
actually receive him. 

What shall L render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward 
me ? Twill take the cup of salvation and call upon the name of 
the Lord. 

I will go unto the Altar of God ; unto God the gladness of 
my joy. 

WJiy art thou cast down, 0 my soul? and why art thou dis- 
quieted in me f 

Hope thou in God, for I shall yet praise him, who is the health 
of my countenance and my God. 

Prayer. 

RECEIVE, O Lord Jesus, my most humble thanks for thy 
institution of this adorable sacrament, whereby my soul 
may seek conjunction with thee, redemption from hell and 
admission unto heaven : yea, wherein thou offerest thyself to 
me and I may eat of thy Divine Body and Blood and live for 
ever. Accept, I beseech thee, the sincere offering I make of 
myself to thee — of my whole self, my aims, my hopes, my 
wishes — for time and for eternity. Come, 0 Lord, and take 
possession of this heart w 7 hich has been so long ungrateful 
and unfruitful, which has been so little devoted to thee, so 
much to the world and to itself. Conquer it, make it thine 
own, that it may hate itself and love thee, that recalling its 
affections from all else it may devote them wholly to thee, 
that it may die to itself and live henceforth to thee. Grant 
me the fruit of a worthy approach to thy table. Let me flud 
in it thy Presence and therewith redemption and the door of 
heaven. Let it produce in me renewed strength, courage and 

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constancy to resist and conquer myself, and to be a worthy 
subject of thy heavenly kingdom. Amen. 

O how oft my heart in sadness, 

Lord, to thee has turned adoring, 
Longed to taste thy feast of gladness, 

Life and peace to all restoring. 
Prince of life, my soul doth languish 

For the cup of thy salvation ; 
Heart and flesh in silent anguish 

Make to God this supplication. 

Eefleotion. 
Love not the world neither the things that are in the world. . . . 
For the world passeth away and the lusts thereof : but he that 
doeth the will of God abideth forever. 1 John ii. 

TO live rightly at the present is to be always prepared for 
a happy death. The present time is therefore very pre- 
cious : if thou carest not for thyself now, who will care for 
thee hereafter? Strive so to live now that in the hour of thy 
death thou mayst rather rejoice than fear. Keep thyself as 
a pilgrim and a stranger ujjon earth, seeking thy abiding 
city, thy real and enduring home above. Keep thy heart 
free to go thither, lifted up to God, unfettered by fleshly and 
worldly bonds. Send thither thy prayers, and guided by 
God's revelations look beyond the veil of death into the real 
blissful and beautiful home of thy soul. Think of what 
order, what loving, self-denying usefulness, what purity 
from all pride, self-love and self-righteousness prevail in 
heaven and make up the life of angels. Think of the many 
things that must be nothing to thee in the hour of death, 
and ask of thy soul what good thing she shall take with her 
then, what treasures she has laid up in heaven. Endeavor 
to live each day in the state in which thou wouldst desire to 

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die, aod to practice daily those virtues which thou wouldest 
desire to possess and enjoy to eternity. Kem ember that con- 
science is formed in the soul here on earth or never : and that 
thy entering heaven hereafter will depend upon thy having 
admitted heaven to thyself during thy life here in the world. 
Endeavor to die daily to what thou wouldst not carry with 
thee, and have stand forth in the searching light of thy judg- 
ment to come. 

Prayer. 

KNOWING that I shall certainly die, but ignorant of the 
day, of the hour, and of the state of my soul in which 
I shall depart, I beseech thee, most blessed Saviour, to pre- 
pare me, especially through the benefits imparted in thy 
blessed Sacraments, for my departure in peace and perfect 
happiness from this world at whatever hour thou mayest 
call. Assist me to be faithful and diligent in my every duty, 
and to learn by conscientious performance of uses here, to do 
my part in thy holy kingdom of uses above. Grant that I 
may be attentive in all pious exercises, regular in frequenting 
thy Sacrament and other means of grace, constant in prayer 
and in the practice of the virtues that belong to my state ; 
that so when thou shalt call I may receive thy most holy and 
precious consolation, the promise of thy Word, the hope of 
everlasting life in the mansion of my Father's house. Grant 
that I may ever persevere in thy grace, seek in all things to 
please thee, and at the last feel that blessed trust, that thou, 
O God, art the strength of my heart, and my portion forever. 
Amen. 

GIVE, O Jesus, to all who approach thee in thy Holy 
Communion a constant courage to conquer themselves, 
an exact faithfulness answering to thy grace, a restraint upon 
the tongue, a recollection of mind, and the fullness of thy 
love and charity in their hearts. Be thou the ruler of our 
passions and the God of our souls ; and grant that in and 

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after our communion we may establish the reign of thy truth • 
by our obedience, the reign of thy goodness by our confi- 
dence, and the reign of thy grace by our fidelity. Amen. 



Nor in sin and unbelieving, 

Changed to utter condemnation. 

Fed by meat and drink immortal, 
Let me thirst nor hunger never; 

Safely pass through death's dark portal, 
Lord, to dwell with thee forever. 



\ After the consecration of the elements, while others are com- 
municating, one or other of the following Prayers may be said : 



MOST gracious and loving Lord Jesus Christ, whom I 



devoutly desire to receive, thou knowest my weakness 
and the necessity which I suffer : what evils and vices I lie 
under, how constantly I am oppressed, tempted, troubled, 
and defiled. I come to thee for healing : I supplicate thee 
for comfort and relief. I speak to thee who knowest all 
things, and to whom the secrets of my heart are manifest, 
and who alone art able perfectly to help and comfort me. 
Thou knowest what good things I need, and how destitute I 
am of all virtues. Behold I kneel before thee begging for 
mercy and grace. Refresh thy humble suppliant : warm my 
coldness with the fire of thy love, enlighten my blindness 
with the brightness of thy presence. Turn earthly things 
to bitterness, and grievous and contrary things to patience. 
Lift up my heart to thee in. heaven, and leave me not to 



Jesu ! Bread of all the living, 
Be thy food my soul's salvation ; 



AT THE CELEBRATION. 



Stagers fitfore Jt^olg ffiomtmmum. 




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wander on earth. Be thou alone precious to me henceforth 
even for ever, for thou alone art my Meat and Drink, my 
love, my joy, and my delight. O that thou wouldst of thy 
pity, inflame, kindle and transport me into thyself, that I 
might be made one spirit with thee by internal union, and 
the melting of celestial love. Ob, suffer me not to depart 
hungry and thirsty from thee, but in thy mercy work in me 
as thou lovest to do to those that fear thy name. Amen. 

ANOTHER. 

I PRAY thee, O Lord, who by this most Holy Sacrament 
of thy Body and Blood dost feed us and give us to drink, 
who washest us and sanctifiest us and makest us partakers of 
the holy good and truth of thy Divine Humanity, grant me 
to be filled with thy holy graces, that I may with good con- 
science approach thy altar, and that thy Holy Sacrament 
may be made to me salvation and life. 

O most sweet Bread, heal the palate of my heart that I may 
taste the sweetness of thy love — that, cleansed of all infirmities, 
I may find sweetness in nothing out of thee. 0 most pure 
Bread, who hast in thyself all delight and all sweetness, who 
ever refreshest us, and never failest in thyself, let my heart 
feed on thee, and my inmost soul be filled with the sweet 
savor of thy love. The angels feed on thee fully : let pil- 
grim man feed on thee after his measure that he may never 
faint by the way, being refreshed by thee with heavenly food. 

Holy Bread, Living Bread, Pure Bread, who earnest down 
from heaven and gavest life unto the world, come into my 
heart, and cleanse me from all defilement of flesh and spirit. 
Enter into my soul, heal and cleanse me within and without. 
Be the protection and continual health of my soul and body. 
Drive far from me those that lie in wait for my soul. Let my 
enemies flee before the presence of thy power; so that fenced 
within and without by thee, I may by a straight way pass 
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at thy kingdom, where thou reignest in thy Divine Humanity, 
the King, the Saviour, the Father of all, and art the all in 
all of thy heaven of angels. Amen. 

% Also read Hymn 181, " Now my tongue the mystery tell- 
ing;" 179, "Come, my soul, in joy array thee." 



DEVOUT ASPIRATIONS AFTER RECEIVING THE 
HOLY COMMUNION. 



T ^Remain upon your knees in Adoration and Thanksgiving and 
utter the following or some other suitable aspirations : 

Psalm cl. : Praise God in his Sanctuary, etc. 

ETERNAL thanks be to thee, O thou Creator and Redeem- 
er of men, who, to manifest thy love to the whole world, 
hast prepared a great Supper wherein thou hast given us for 
food thine own most sacred Body and Blood, rejoicing all the 
faithful with thy Holy Banquet and replenishing them with 
the cup of salvation containing all heavenly delights. 

LET my soul, O Lord, feel the sweetness of thy presence: 
grant that it may be filled with thy love and henceforth 
rejoice wholly in thee: for thou art the joy of my heart, my 
God, and my portion for ever. Thou art the Physician of my 
soul : thou healest my sickness with thy stripes. I am that 
sick soul whom thou carried from heaven to hell ; heal there- 
fore my soul, 0 Lord, for I have sinned against thee. 

rriHOU art the Good Shepherd who hast laid clown thy 
-L life for thy sheep. Behold me thy sheep who was lost, 
whom yet thou deign est to feed with thy Body and Blood. 
Take me now on thy shoulders and carry me in thy bosom. 
What canst thou deny me who hast given thyself to me ? Be 

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thou my Shepherd and I shall lack nothing in the green pas- 
tures wherein thou feedest me until I am brought to the pas- 
tures of eternal life. 

OTRUE Light, which enlightenest every man that cometh 
into the w T orld, enlighten mine eyes that I sleep not in 
death. 0 Fire, ever burning, and never failing, behold how 
tepid and cold I am. 0 do .thou inflame my veins and my 
heart that they may be kindled with the fire of thy love. 
Surround me with thy saving Presence, 0 only Deliverer of 
my soul. Be with me in the Fiery Furnace. Save me in the 
temptation-combats to w T hich thy love is calling me. For 
thou art come to send a fire on the earth, and what wilt thou 
if it be enkindled ! 

OKING of heaven and earth, mighty in power and rich in 
compassion, behold me poor and needy. Thou knowest 
what I most require. Thou alone art able to enrich and to 
assist me. Help me, 0 God, and, out of the treasures of thy 
goodness, succor my needy soul. 0 my Lord and God, be- 
hold, I am thy servant: give me understanding and kindle 
all my affections by the grace of thy Spirit, who art Comfort, 
Life, Love, and Peace, that I may know T and do thy will. 

THOU art the Lamb of God, the Lamb without spot, that 
takest away the sins of the world. Take away from me 
whatever injures me and displeases thee, and give me what 
thou seest good in thine eyes and profitable to me. Thou art 
my God and my all : thou art the portion of mine inheritance 
and of my cup : thou maintainest my lot. O Jesus, my God, 
my Redeemer, take me to thyself with that infinite love 
whereby thou in being thyself lifted up hast drawn all men 
unto thee. O thou who in thy humanity didst vouchsafe to 
die upon the cross for love of me, grant that I may die to the 
world and all sinful living, for love of thee! Amen. 
If Also read y if there be time, Hymn 180, " God is in his tem- 
ple 184, " Thee we adore." 
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THANKSGIVING AND PRAYERS FOR THE DAY OR 
WEEK AFTER RECEIVING THE HOLY 
COMMUNION. 



OMOST merciful Saviour, whose Divine gifts I have pre- 
sumed to receive unto myself, relying on thy goodness 
and mercy, pardon my un worthiness, the scanty preparation, 
the little devotion, the coldness of heart, the lack of self-con- 
secration in which I have dared to seek thy blessing. 0 that 
thou wouldst make me to detest my sins which make me so 
unworthy of thee and give me strength to resist them and de- 
sist from them for ever ! That I might be all thine, as thou, 
0 Loving Lord, art mine ! 

THOU seest, O Searcher of hearts, all my maladies and all 
the wounds of my soul ! Thou knowest how prone I am 
to evil and how backward and sluggard to good. Thou seest 
this self-love, that tyrannizes over my soul, which is so deep- 
ly rooted in my corrupt nature and branches out into so many 
vices ; so much pride and vanity : so much covetousness and 
worldly solicitude ; so much sensuality and concupiscence. 
Oh, who can heal all these my evils, but thou, the true Phy- 
sician of my soul, who givest me thy Body and Blood in thy 
blessed Sacrament as a sovereign medicine for all my infirm- 
ities and a sovereign balsam for all my wounds ? 

0 SHINING Light of holy Truth ! O burning Flame of 
saving Love ! dispel the darkness of ignorance and error 
from my understanding and drive away the corruption and 
malice of my will. Kestrain all the motives of my concu- 

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piscence, and all the irregular outbreaks of passion that they 
may no more prevail over me ; strengthen my weakness with 
heavenly fortitude : destroy this monster of self-love, that it 
may no longer usurp the empire of my soul which belongeth 
to thee: root out my besetting sin : stand by me henceforward 
in all my temptations, that I may never more be overcome ; 
remove from me all dangerous occasions; let thy Word be 
ever in my heart that I may not sin against thee. 



MY Saviour, thou art infinitely rich and all the treas- 



ures of Divine Grace are thy gift : thou bringest these 
with thee when thou dost visit us in this blessed Sacrament, 
and it is of thy Divine good-pleasure and mercy that thou 
openest them to us to enrich our poverty. Therefore only do 
I dare present my petitions to thee and beg of thee those 
graces and virtues of which I stand in great need as thou 
knowest. Oh, increase and strengthen my belief in thy heav- 
enly truths, help me to live the spiritual life of faith and find 
my delight in thy law and the blessed precepts of thy Gospel. 
Teach me to be pure in spirit, and take off my heart from the 
love of these transitory things and fix it on eternity : teach 
me by thy Divine Example and by thy most efficacious grace, 
to be meek and lowly of heart and in my patience to possess 
my soul. 



OHOLY purging Fire of Divine Love, cleanse me within 
and without ! Grant that I may ever keep my body 
and soul chaste and pure from the corruption of unholy de- 
sire ; that I may ever bewail my past sins and by a daily 
mortification restrain all irregular inclinations and passions 
for the future. Above all things teach me to love thee, to be 
ever recollected in thee, and to walk always in thy presence : 
teach me to love my friends in thee and my enemies for thee; 




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grant me grace to persevere to the end in this love, and so to 
corne one clay to that happy place where I may love and en- 
joy thee for ever ! 

i&aturtag* 

HOLY and loving Father of all ! have mercy on my pa- 
rents, friends, benefactors, all who are near and dear to 
me, all those for whom I am in any way bound to pray, that 
we may all love thee with a perfect love and serve thee faith- 
fully in earnest devotion and in steadfast obedience to thy 
holy commandments. Have mercy on thy whole Church, on 
all priests and ministers, on all teachers and guardians of 
youth, on all who have professed thy holy religion, that they 
may live up to their calling and sanctify thy name. Grant 
thy grace and blessing to all rulers and magistrates and to all 
in important stations of trust and duty. Convert all unbe- 
lievers and sinners, and bring those who are in error back to 
thy fold. Especially do I implore thy grace and blessing 

upon N — — and M that thou wilt have them in thy holy 

keeping and do for them according to their needs and thine 
own unerring wisdom and never failing love. Our Father, etc. 



DEVOUT SUPPLICATIONS AFTER COMMUNION, 



0 DIVINE KEDEEMER, who hast in thy mercy deigned 
to come in unto me and to dwell in me in the gifts of 
thy holy Body and Blood, the Good and Truth of thy Divine 
Humanity, regard me with compassion and deign to supply 
a remedy to the evils of my soul. Behold, O Lord, the in- 
finite multitude of sins of which I am guilty, particularly my 
proneness to — (here name the more frequent or besetting sins of 
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which you know yourself guilty). Thou knowest the little 
sorrow I feel for these my sins, the small endeavors I make 
to repent or to amend them by a new life. Thou seest to 
what a great variety of passions I am subject, to how many 
vices I am inclined, how great a love I have for pleasure and 
for my own ease Behold how worldly is my mind and how 
cold is my will, in all that concerns thy service and my sal- 
vation. Observe the uncertainty of my mind, the vehemence 
of my desires, the disorder of my thoughts, the frailty with 
which I allow myself to be carried from one sin to another, 
and the obstinacy with which I persist in them : behold, also, 
with what blind fury and stubborn determination my enemies 
prosecute my ruin and the danger to which I am continually 
exposed of losing my soul. Oh, have mercy on me and de- 
liver me. Heal, I pray thee, my wounds : supply all my ne- 
cessities : give me a real spirit of penitence, that conceiving 
a true sorrow for my sins I may learn to correct them by a 
new life and finally come to hate them. 

Give me the victory over my passions : destroy all bad in- 
clinations and evil habits : break all the bonds of mere earth- 
ly, carnal, and selfish attachments ; grant me a lively faith, 
a firm confidence, an ardent charity, and an eminent share of 
all Christian virtues : open the eyes of my soul that it may 
discern the heavenly truths ; banish languor and coldness 
from my heart: fill my mind with holy thoughts; restrain 
the wanderings of my imagination : subdue the rebellion of 
my appetite ; arrest my unhappy tendencies toward sin : sur- 
round me with thy protection like a shield, and defend me 
from the fiery darts of my enemies : take me upon thy sacred 
shoulder, shelter me in thy loving bosom : bear me, as an 
eagle carries her young ones, to thy heavenly mansions, and 
leave me not, I implore thee, till thou hast placed me in that 
blessed asylum where I shall cease to fear the danger of be- 
ing cast away for ever. Amen. 



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PRAYERS FOR CHRISTIAN GRACES, AND ON 
VARIOUS OCCASIONS. 



BLESSED Lord Jesus, who hast so strongly recommended 



us in thy Gospel to become humble and simple as little 
children, if we would enter into the kingdom of heaven, grant 
me that state of holy and spiritual infancy, and that sim- 
plicity and purity of heart, which may make me worthy of 
thy love. Amen. 



GRACIOUS Lord, who, when thou wast upon earth, didst 
set me an example of meekness and lowliness of heart, 
show me, by the light of thy great humility, the darkness 
and folly of pride and a vain conceit of my own goodness ; 
show me that I am nothing without thee ; nay, that I am only 
what is most vile and degraded ; that, by self-abasement 
before thee, I may be prepared for that spiritual elevation 
which thou hast promised to the humble ; and, by a conscious- 
ness of my own weakness and infirmity, be prepared to receive 
strength from thee : and to thee alone, my God and Saviour, 
be all the praise and glory, world without end. Amen. 



THOU Blessed Fountain of goodness, whose tender mer- 



cies are over all thy works, and who hast compassion on 
them that fear thee, even as a father pitieth his children, 
graciously hear the prayers of thy feeble creatures, who fix 
all their hopes on thy never-failing mercy ; and, amid the 
many changes and sorrows of this mortal life, grant us a 
patient resignation to thy will, and contentment under *the 
ruling of thy providence ; which we ask for thy name's sake, 
0 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



]f For simplicity of heart. 




If For humility. 



For resignation. 




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1f For trust in God, 



LOBD, my heavenly Father, who orderest all things for 



my eternal good, mercifully enlighten my mind, and give 
me, who am forgetful of thy goodness, through the weakness 
of my faith, a firm and abiding trust in thy love and care. 
Silence my murmurings, quiet my fears, and dispel my doubts, 
that, rising above my weakness and my woes, I may niagn ify and 
adore thy great name, and repose on the Rock of everlasting 
strength, even thee, my mighty Redeemer and Saviour. Amen. 



LORD Jesus Christ, my only God and Saviour, from 



whom cometh every good and perfect gift, I beseech thee 
to direct, assist, and bless all my labors. Enlighten my un- 
derstanding with the truths of heaven, and let thy will be 
my will in all things. Endue me with that humility and 
soberness of mind which thou delightest to reward with more 
and more of thy gifts and graces. Bestow upon me a dis- 
cerning spirit, a sound judgment, and an honest and good 
heart, sincerely disposed to employ all the talents with which 
thou mayest intrust me to the enduring good of all my fel- 
low-men, and to the eternal praise and glory of thy holy 
name. Amen. 

For renewed zeal in living the Christian life. 
TTTEARY, O Lord, of the inefficacy of my desires, and of 



▼ ▼ offering thee only thoughts which I reduce not to 
practice, and promises which. I never fulfill, I earnestly pray 
thee to grant me the grace to add effect to my desires, and 
to unite the practice with the knowledge of virtue ; for I well 
know, as thou teachest in the Gospel, that not every one who 
says " Lord, Lord," shall enter into the kingdom of heaven, 
but only those who do thy will. Grant, therefore, O my 
Saviour, that I may not only think of and desire, but ever 
accomplish the blessed precepts of thy law : for thy mercy's 
>ake. Amen. 



If For a holy and useful life. 





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Tf For support in time of temptation and combat. 
FATHER of mercies and God of all consolation, I be- 



vy seech thee to support me in the perpetual combats I 
am summoned to maintain against my passions, my self-love, 
and my whole self, which is so opposed to thee ; for, alas, 0 
God, what can I do of myself, if thou support me not, but 
fall into sin, and offend thee ? Leave me not, therefore, to 
myself, but strengthen me in the inward man, so that I may 
at all times and in all things renounce my evil inclinations, 
which are incessantly endeavoring to withdraw my heart from 
thee. Complete thy conquest, and make me all thine own, 
both now and evermore. Amen. 

For patience. 

GRANT, O my Saviour, that thy patience in bearing with 
me and suffering for me may be the model and principle 
of my patience in suffering for thee ; and that, trusting per- 
fectly in thy merciful designs for my salvation, which thou 
wouldst secure for me by the good use I make of afflictions, 
I may receive all things with humble submission to thy holy 
will. Amen. 

Tf For the continual governance and protection of God. 



ALMIGHTY Lord and everlasting God, vouchsafe, we 



^-J beseech thee, to direct, sanctify, and govern both our 
hearts and bodies in the ways of thy laws and in the works 
of thy commandments, that through thy most mighty pro- 
tection, both here and ever, we may be preserved in body and 
soul : which we beg for thy mercy's sake. Amen. 



OLORD, I beseech thee, be with me continually, and lift 
up thy face upon me. Teach, enlighten, and lead me, 
since, of myself, I can not do any thing that is good ; and 
grant unto me that I may live. Let not the devil seduce me, 





]f For the abiding presence of God. 




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and instill evil into my heart; and let nie be aware that, 
whilst I am not led by thee, the devil leads me, and breathes 
into me evils of every kind, as hatred, revenge, cunning, de- 
ceit, even as a serpent infuses poison : for he is present, excites, 
and continually accuses, and, wheresoever he meets with a 
heart turned away from God, he enters in, dwells there, and 
draws the soul down to hell. 0 Lord, deliver me. Amen. 

If Solemn ejaculations. 
O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world : 

Have mercy upon me. 
O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world : 

Have mercy upon me. 
O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world : 

Grant me thy peace. 

OHOLY, blessed, and glorious Lord God and Saviour, 
Jesus Christ, in whom is the Divine Trinity of Father, 
Son, and Holy Ghost, who alone art the Creator, Eedeemer, 
and Regenerator of men, have mercy upon me : bless, pre- 
serve, and keep me, now and evermore. Amen. 



THANKSGIVING AFTER A JOURNEY. 



ALMIGHTY God, who savest our life from destruction, 
and crownest us with mercy and loving kindness : 
blessed be thy holy name that thou hast brought me [us] 
safe to the end of my journey, and preserved me from the 
innumerable accidents and dangers to which I was exposed. 
It is from thy providence that I have been protected from 
falls, or violence, so that not a bone of me is broken. From 
how many unforeseen dangers, O Lord, hast thou delivered 
me, and how many that have threatened me hast thou over- 
ruled ! Lord, I will triumph in thy praise, and not only with 
my lips but in my life may I express my thanks by being more 

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obedient to thy divine commandments, and serving thee in 
holiness and righteousness all the days of my life ; through thy 
mercy and bountiful grace, O Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



PRAYER ON A BIRTH-DAY. 



BLESSED Lord, Father and Maker of all, by whose great 
goodness I was fearfully and wonderfully made in my 
mother's womb, and unto whose blessed providence I have 
been left ever since I was born, and hung upon my mother's 
breast ; I praise and magnify thy glorious name for thy great 
goodness to me, that thou hast protected, upheld and sus- 
tained me, that thou hast so mercifully guided me and 
brought me to this hour ; and I humbly beseech thee that I 
may be taught to so number my days that I may apply my 
heart unto wisdom, that I may know to what end I was born, 
and had both body and life given me, even to serve thee my 
God, in serving my fellow-man. Grant that I may duly be- 
wail my sins and deficiencies in years past, and laying off 
every weight strive hopefully and courageously forward to 
the attainment of thy good things which pass not away, and 
that living the rest of my days here in thy fear and the faith- 
ful performance of such duties as thou shalt appoint to my 
lot, I may at length, in peace and joy, finish my earthly course 
and pass by the gate of death into a blessed inheritance in thy 
kingdom above. Amen. 



PRAYERS FOR ONE IN TEMPTATION, 



I. 

OLOED, be with me continually and lift up the light of 
thy countenance upon me. Deliver me from the temp- 
tations of the devil, and from the evils that he would instill 

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into my heart : let me remember that while I am not led by 
thee the devil leads me, and breathes into me evils of every 
kind, like the poison of a serpent ; for lie is present, excites, 
and continually accuses, and wherever he finds a heart 
turned away from God he enters in, dwells here, and draws 
the soul down to hell ! O Lord, deliver me. Amen. 



HOLY and merciful Lord Jesus, who lovest all men and 
wouldst have none to perish, teach me thy law and 
strengthen me to keep it. Enable me to deny myself, to put 
away my besetting sin, to take up my cross and follow thee. 
In my weakness be thou my strength, in my gloom be thou 
my hope, in my darkness be thou my light. Leave me not 
to myself, but when I seem most abandoned and alone and 
have nowhere to look, be thou within me with thy strength 
divine, the tower of my refuge and my fortress. And when 
I would prove unfaithful to thee, dear Saviour, O turn thou 
and look upon me as thou didst look upon Peter, and recall 
me to thee with that Love of thine which goeth out to the 
ends of the earth to draw lost souls to thee. Let thy Holy 
Spirit recall the words thou hast spoken to me and the holy 
vows I have spoken to thee : and give me strength that I may 
be true to the end and endure all for thee faithfully. Grant 
this, Lord Jesus my only God and Saviour, for thy mercy's 
sake. Amen. 



IROM the ends of the earth will I cry unto thee, 0 Lord, 



J- when my spirit is overwhelmed. O merciful Lord, look 
upon me to save me ! My soul is among lions, even among 
them that are set on fire. Send from heaven and save me 
from the reproach of them that would swallow me up. O 
God, be merciful to me, be merciful to me : I cry to thee who 
wilt perform all things for me. My soul shall trust in thee ; 
in the shadow of thy wing let me find my refuge until these 



II. 



III. 




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calamities be overpast. 0 shield Hie, keep me, save me, for 
thy mercy's sake. Amen. 



A LITANY FOR THOSE WHO ARE SORELY TEMPTED. 



LORD JESUS, Lover of all men: 
Have mercy and save me. 
Lord Jesus, Saviour of the world : 

Have mercy and save me. 

Lord Jesus, who forgivest all who repent and turn to thee : 

Have mercy and save me. 

Lord Jesus, who wast tempted even as I am : 
Have mercy and save me. 

Lord Jesus, who knowest all and more than all the suffer- 
ing that man can know : 

Have mercy and save me. 

Lord Jesus, who having thyself been tempted art able to 
succor those who are tempted : 
Have mercy and save me. 

Lord Jesus, who hast overcome the world and hast bidden 
all who believe in thee be of good cheer : 
Have mercy and save me. 

Lord Jesus, who hast conquered the hells and put Satan 
forever under thy feet: 
Have mercy and save me. 

Lord Jesus, only God, the mighty One, the only Saviour 
and Deliverer of human souls : 
Have mercy and save me. 

Lord Jesus, who suffered the sinful, the low and the out- 
cast to come near thee : 
Have mercy and save me. 

Lord Jesus, Avho forgavest the sinful woman because she 
loved much : 

Have mercy and save me. 

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Lord Jesus, holy and just, whose word trieth the hearts 
and reins : 

Have mercy and save me. 

Lord Jesus, who alone canst give the grace of repentance : 

Have mercy and save me. 

Lord Jesus, whose word shall judge me in the last day : 

Have mercy and save me. 

Lord Jesus, who wouldst have none to perish, and who died 
the death of the cross that all might live : 
Have mercy and save me. 

Lord Jesus, Avho in being lifted up from the earth, dost 
draw all men unto thee : 
Have mercy and save me. 

Lord Jesus, Holy, Eternal, mighty God, beside whom there 
is no God, no Saviour, who hast all power in heaven and earth, 
and who wilt not leave desolate the soul that trusts in thee : 

Have mercy and save me. 

Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving kind- 
ness : according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies, 
blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from nry 
transgression, and cleanse me from my sin : for I acknow- 
ledge my transgression and my sin is ever before me. 

Have mercy and save me. 

Purge me with hyssop and I shall be clean : 

Wash me and I shall be whiter than snow. 

Make me to bear joy and gladness : 

That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. 

Create in me a clean heart, 0 God : 

And renew a right spirit within me. 

Cast me not away from thy presence : 

And take not thy Holy Spirit from me. 

Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation : 

And uphold me with thy free spirit. 

O God, make speed to deliver me : 

0 Lord, make haste to help me. 

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UR Father, who art in the heavens, hallowed be thy 



V-/ name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, as in 
heaven, so also upon the earth. Give us this day our daily 
bread, and forgive us our debts as we also forgive our debtors, 
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for 
thine is the kingdom, and the power and the glory forever. 
Amen. 

O LORD, who hast made all men for heaven, suffer me not 
to lose my inheritance in the kingdom of light, and in the 
continued indulgence of my dearly loved and besetting sin, 
be preparing myself daily and hourly for an eternal abode in 
hell, whither nought but my own voluntary sins can lead me. 
Speak to my conscience the awful judgments of thy law, and 
make my heart to feel the drawing of thy tender love, and 
be near me to warn, to strengthen, to bless and to save me 
ever, O good and merciful Lord. Amen. 

0 LORD, who hast bidden us leave all and follow thee, 
grant me strength so to follow thee here, that when the pro- 
bation of earth is past, I may dwell with thee in heaven for- 
ever. Amen. 

O LORD JESUS, who goest before me in the way of the 
cross, and biddest those who would be worthy of thee, to take 
up their cross and follow thee : give me strength to bear my 
cross faithfully to the end, and receive me at last to thy eter- 
nal joy. Amen. 

LORD JESUS, may the remembrance of thy passion and 
death preserve me from all evil, and strengthen me for all 
good. Amen. 

LORD JESUS, have mercy upon all sinners : free them 
from their vices: give them heavenly virtues instead, and 
making them true observers of thy law, and lovers of thee, 
bring them in bliss to everlasting glory. Amen, 




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PRAYERS FOR EACH DAY OF THE WEEK. 

FOR FAMILY WORSHIP. 



OLORD, our heavenly Father, our Saviour and our Ki/ig, 
before whom the angels bow in love and adoration, we 
bless thee that thou hast brought us again to thy day of rest. 
Assist us, we pray thee, to use its hallowed privileges with 
thankfulness. Raise our hearts above worldly cares and 
anxieties, and give us light and peace. From thee come 
holy desires, good counsels, virtue, and purity, and wilt thou 
who knowest our faults and weaknesses, strengthen us against 
them and raise us out of them. Nourish us in thy love. Give 
us to eat thy flesh and drink thy blood, that we may have 
eternal life. 

Let thy strength be perfected in our weakness. Grant that 
the prayers and the praises of thy Church to-day may rise as 
holy flames from living altars, as incense acceptable to thee. 
Bless us with devout attention to the reading of thy Word. 
May its truth be a light to our eyes, a lamp unto our feet. 
May we find in them the bread of heaven, the water of ever- 
lasting life. 

Be present with us, blessed Lord Jesus, in all the hours of 
this day ; and give to us, and to all thy children, the com- 
forts we especially need. Renew us in goodness and truth, 
and advance us in the regenerate life. Impart to us the 
counsels and admonitions which will cause us to love thee 
daily more and to serve thee better. These blessings we ask 
for ourselves, our families, for thy whole Church, and for all 
men, in thy own holy name, Lord Jesus, and for thy tender 
mercies' sake. — Our Father, etc. 

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Suntjag ISbenmg- 

0 BLESSED and adorable Lord, King of saints, Inspirer, 
Source and Giver of life, Fountain of all perfection, 
who only art holy, accept our evening sacrifice. We bless 
thee for the mercies of this day, that thou hast been in the 
midst of us to seek, to save, and to bless us. 

Impress upon thy servants, we beseech thee, the precepts, 
the consolations, and the glories of thy Word, which have 
this day been unfolded to us, and still abide with us. Give 
us the grace to abide in thee, for without thee we can do 
nothing. Build us up for heaven. Endue us with the will 
and the power to take up the cross of faithful discipleship 
and truly to follow thee. 

O Lord Jesus, Lord of the Sabbath, grant that the healing 
influences of thy Word may be felt by all who have this day 
heard it; may its power, in thine adorable hands, cause the 
blind to see, the deaf to hear, the lame to walk, the dead to 
live. Wash with its living blood our hearts and minds, and 
so renew our lives, that we may become as little children in 
thy sight, humble, pure, and gentle. Take us into thy holy 
keeping to-night, and let us sleep in thee. Thus, gracious 
Saviour, impart to us thy righteousness, thy wisdom, and thy 
peace. We have no merits of our own, but thou art our all 
in all. — Our Father, etc. 

ADORABLE Lord, our eternal Father, Creator, Fountain 
of mercy, Giver of all good, accept, we beseech thee, our 
hearty thanks for all thy benefits. We bless thee for our rest 
and sleep, for thy protection, during the hours of darkness, 
from all harm, spiritual and natural, and for our renewed life 
and strength ; and we pray that, by thy help, O Lord Jesus, 
we may this day be preserved from every sin. Create within 
us, 0 Lord, desires for all that is good, thoughts in harmony 

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with thy truth, and a steadfast obedience to thy command- 
ments. Help us, O Lord, by thy Holy Spirit, to live in peace 
with those around us, and to grow in the love of thee, of 
thy Word, and of thy kingdom. Revive within us, and im- 
press upon us, during this week, the truths of thy Word un- 
folded to us in the Sabbath we have passed, and aid us to re- 
duce them to practice, By thy precepts we may get under- 
standing ; so may we hate every false way. Be with us in 
our hours of weakness, make thy grace sufficient for us ; and 
when this day shall close upon us, give us the humble confi- 
dence which .can rely on thy compassion, and say, " Surely 
goodness and mercy have followed me all the days of my life, 
and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord for ever." These 
blessings we ask in thy own divine name, Lord Jesus, and 
for thy loving-kindness' sake. — Our Father, etc. 

iHSmrtag lEbenmg* 

OLOBD JESUS, in whom dwells all the fullness of the 
Godhead bodily, the Father, the Son, and the Holy 
Spirit, we approach thy throne to bless thee for the mercies 
of this day. Thy care has preserved us in health, supplied 
us with food, with clothes, and with all the necessaries of this 
life. Thou hast sustained us in our place in thy beautiful 
world, and brought us to the close of another day in peace. 
We bless thee for the useful deeds thou hast this day enabled 
us to perform, and we beseech thee to strengthen and purify 
all our good desires. We acknowledge, O Lord, our short- 
comings and our sins. Look with pity upon our weaknesses, 
blessed Saviour, and give us increasingly the power of loving 
thee above all things, and our neighbor as ourselves. Bless 
this household, we beseech thee ; unite us more closely by the 
ties of heavenly affection. Animate us by a wish to serve 
each other. Remove from our hearts every disquieting cause 
of coldness or distrust, and make us one in the effort of liv- 
ing in thy fear. Fill us with the purpose of steadily minis- 

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tering to the regeneration of each other, that all of us may 
become angels at last in thy kingdom of peace and .love. 
Take us into thy holy keeping to-night. Preserve us from all 
danger, and grant that when we awake in the morning our 
hearts, filled with gratitude for thy mercies, may be impelled 
to say with thy servants of old, " O give thanks unto the 
Lord, for he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever.'' 
These blessings we ask in thy own gracious name, Lord 
Jesus, and for thy loving-kindness' sake. — Our Father, etc. 

Cuestrag iftflunttng. 

EVER-GRACIOUS Saviour and Redeemer, adorable Hear- 
er of prayer, who hast invited us to come to thee, accept 
our praise, inspire and answer our petitions. Thy mercies are 
new every morning ; renew, O Lord, our gratitude and love. 
Thine infinite love has formed us and made us in thine own 
image and likeness. Fill us, 0 Lord, with a holy dread of fall- 
ing away from thee. Make us watchful against selfishness and 
sin. Open our hearts, blessed Saviour, to the light and the 
warmth which come from thy kingdom, and impart to us a 
tenderness that would shrink from every offence against thy 
holy will. Help us to regard this world as thy kingdom below. 
May we strive to recognize thy hand in all that is beautiful 
and good, because for thy pleasure all good things are and 
were created. In thee we live, and move, and have our 
being; help us to meditate upon and to praise thee every 
hour of this day. O Lord, how manifold are thy works ! 
In wisdom hast thou made them all ; the earth is full of thy 
riches. Fill us, blessed Lord, with the riches of thy love, 
thy wisdom, and thy power, and so confirm us in thy ways 
that we shall have faith in thy presence and thy goodness, 
and that we may be enabled to do justly, to love mercy, and 
walk humbly with thee our God. These mercies we ask in 
thy own name, Lord Jesus, and for thy loving-kindness' sake. 
— Our Father, etc. 

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LMIGHTY Giver of all good, King of kings, and Lord 



brought to the close of another day, accept our evening 
sacrifice. We bless thee for all thy gifts which we have this 
day enjoyed, and we pray thee to deepen in our hearts a sense 
of the multitude of thy mercies ; for they are more than the 
hairs of our heads. We bless thee for all that thou hast 
ordained, we acknowledge also thy mercy in all thou hast 
permitted. Thy kingdom, 0 Most High, ruleth over all. We 
are sensible, 0 Lord Jesus, that all things are known to thee, 
our inmost motives and our secret thoughts : if, Lord, we 
have gathered this day aught of evil, be pleased to remove 
and to forgive it. In thy sight, O Lord, w r ho can stand? but 
there is forgiveness with thee that thou mayest be feared. 
If, Lord, we have fallen into fretfulness, or into anger, be 
pleased to remove it by the healing influences of thy Holy 
Spirit. Bring home to our hearts thine own adorable exam- 
ple, and fill us with love for one another, even as thou hast 
loved us. Thus, Lord, infuse into us a spirit of meekness 
and of peace; and let us each retire to rest saying, with 
humble confidence in thy all-merciful protection, I will lay 
me dowm in peace and sleep, for thou, Lord, makest me to 
dw T ell in safety. These blessings we ask in thy own holy 
name, Lord Jesus, and for thy tender mercies' sake. — Our 
Father, etc. 



LORD JESUS, the First and the Last of all that is 



good and true, the Source of every blessing, we draw 
near to give thanks to thy holy name for thy merciful protec- 
tion during the night, and for the opening blessings of an- 
other day. Thou hast preserved us from evil spirits during 
our sleep. Thou hast restored our bodies and our minds 
from exhaustion. Thou hast renewed our strength, thou 




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hast crowned us with loving-kindness and tender mercies. 
Blessed, for ever blessed, be thy holy name. 

And now, O Lord, we would humbly beseech thee to pre- 
serve us this day in the heaven of loving thee. Dispose us 
to remember in all its hours that " light is sown for the right- 
eous, and gladness for the upright in heart." Help us, O 
Lord, to realize the gracious truth that he who dwells in love 
dwells in God, for God is love. Impress upon us in our 
transactions with others that these are opportunities of ac- 
quiring the Christian spirit, of becoming like-minded with 
angels. Be thyself ever before us, as we go out and as we 
come in, our great example, our strength and our defence. 
Give us the grace, O Lord, to rest assured that as our day is 
so shall our strength be, that thy grace will be sufficient for 
us, and that all our times are in thy hand. These blessings 
we ask in thy own Divine name, Lord Jesus, and for thy 
goodness' sake. — Our Father, etc. 



LORD JESUS, the Creator as well as the Saviour of 



V>* mankind, God over all, blessed for ever, we once more 
adore and w r orship thee. The day, O Lord, is past, and we 
recall in thankfulness its mercies. Day unto day uttereth 
speech, and night unto night showeth knowledge. The 
splendors of the day have revealed thy glory ; for the quiet- 
ness of the night we would praise thy holy name. Inspire 
us now with thoughts of calmness, purity, and peace. We 
would meditate upon thee in the night-watches. The dark- 
ness and the light are both the gifts of thy love, and are both 
filled by thy mercy. In thy dispensations of good to us they 
are both alike to thee. Help us, O Lord, like thy servants 
of old, to have our songs in the night, during the times of 
our pilgrimage, and preserve us, heavenly Father, from the 
night of evil and error. Let no hidden dangers lead us away 
from thee. In this hour of temptation and of sorrow, and in 



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the valley of the shadow of death, let us feel thy hand leading 
and sustaining us. O Lord Jesus, may thy rod and thy staff 
comfort us, and bring us to the fresh dawnings of thy loving- 
kindness in our home and in eternity. These blessings we 
ask, all-gracious Saviour, for thy tender mercies' sake. — Our 
Father, etc. 

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HOLY, holy, holy Lord God of hosts, heaven and earth 
are full of thy glory ! Just and true art thou, O King 
of saints. We beseech thee to accept our adoration this 
morning, and to impress us with a sense of thy love and 
mercy. We bless thee for thy guardianship during the night, 
for the loving-kindness which gave thine angels charge con- 
cerning us and kept us in perfect safety. Blessed Lord, con- 
tinue the same holy guardianship during the day. May the 
sphere of heaven be around us during our labors amongst the 
things of earth, and preserve us from all evil in our goings 
out and in our comings in. Fill us, O Lord, with a deep 
sense of the importance of our daily work. Give us to see 
that act by act, and word by word, we are forming our ever- 
lasting state. May we neither trifle with our duty, nor suffer 
it to be tainted with injustice or wrong ; but, blessed Saviour, 
preserve us from sin in motive and in act. Keep us from 
sins of omission. Make us diligent and ready at all times to 
do our daily duty, knowing that the true performance of our 
daily work is the highest form of charity. Thou knowest our 
weaknesses, O Lord, strengthen us to do good. Give us light. 
Give us love. Give us power to resist evil. Guide us in 
every case of doubt which this day may bring forth, and give 
us power against our besetting sin. 0 blessed Lord, go with 
us, remain with us, return with us. Let the feeling that we 
are thy children never depart from us ; so may oar medita- 
tions on thee be sweet. So may we be glad in thee our Lord. 
0 Lord God of hosts, blessed are they who trust in thee. — Our 
Father, etc. 

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MERCIFUL Redeemer, who hast brought us to the close 
of another day, bow down thine ear and hear us while 
we bless thee for thy mercies and entreat thee further to take 
us into thy holy keeping. Day unto day, O Lord, declares thy 
goodness, night unto night unfolds thy mercy. It is of thy 
mercy we are not consumed, because thy compassions fail not. 
It is of thy mercy that our souls have been delivered from the 
lowest hell, O keep us in our walk to heaven. Let thy Spirit, 
blessed Lord Jesus, be within us and around us, and thy mer- 
ciful care be over us during the night, restoring us from 
weakness, and refreshing us in body and in soul. Help us to 
greater purity of heart, to faith in thee, go tenderness of con- 
science, to fervency of love. Give us, O Lord Jesus, patience 
charity, and peace. 

Subdue in us, blessed Lord, all selfishness. Give us power 
over all serpent-like feelings and all aversion to the truth. 
Make us constantly to dread evil with an increasing fear, and 
to avoid worldly-mindedness and wrong. May the spirit of 
true religion grow within us until its holy duties and holy 
offices are our highest delight. Make all evil desires die with- 
in us, and all good resolutions to take their place, and that by 
thy mercy we may inherit thy gracious promise, " Blessed are 
the pure in heart, for they shall see God." — Our Father, etc. 



LORD JESUS, Father, Saviour, and King > once more 



we approach thy throne to ask thy blessing. O thou 
that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come ! 

Thou who hast given thy life for us, grant us to die to our- 
selves that we may live to thee. May the remembrance of thy 
Cross and Passion deliver us from all evil and strengthen us for 
all good. Thou in thy Divine Humanity art the Sun of our 
souls, the Shield which defends us from danger. 0 Lord, we 




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trust in thee, but do thou help us to trust and love thee more. 
Keep us, 0 Lord, from every kind of danger. Should temp- 
tation befall us and we be enshrouded in darkness, 0 thou 
who wast tempted as we are and yet without sin, be present 
to help and deliver us! O prevent us from falling away from 
thee and from the purity of thy law. 

O Lord, give us strength to be true and steadfast to thee in 
all things even the least, remembering thy Divine admonition : 
he that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in 
much. Strengthen us, blessed Lord, against the evils to 
which we are most prone, and save us from the sins which 
most easily beset us. Thus, Lord, keep us in thy faith and 
in thy fear, and grant that we may never forget that in loving 
our neighbor and denying the love of self we best manifest 
our love to thee, our only wise God and Saviour, to whom we 
render glory and majesty, dominion and power, forever and 
ever. — Our Father, etc. 



HOLY Lord and Saviour, thou who livest and wast 



V/ dead, who reignest over all worlds, who openest and no 
man shutteth, and shuttest and no man openeth, we bless thee 
for the mercies of this day. We bless thee for the strength 
thou hast vouchsafed, we bless thee for the experience that 
has revealed our weakness. Thou knowest, O Lord, how frail 
we are, how easily we slide into forget fulness, into error, and 
into sin. Lord, help us and pardon our shortcomings. When 
we would do good, evil is present with us. What we would 
not, that we do. If thou, Lord, shouldst mark iniquity, who 
could stand? but there is forgiveness with thee, that thou 
mayest be feared. O Lord, help us in our trials. O Lord, 
make thy strength perfect in our weakness. Aid us to flee 
from self and abide in thee. Give us true repentance for 
whatever we have done that is wrong, and perseverance still 
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in all our ways. Eemove from our hearts the corruptions 
which still defile them, and give us a deep loathing for all 
that is impure in thy sight. Wash us thoroughly from our 
iniquity, and cleanse us from our sin. 

Bless us, Lord Jesus, with a spirit of patience. Impress 
upon us that eternity is before us, and that whatever we suffer 
here is intended to work out our eternal good. Give us grace, 
then, to be patient under contradiction, patient under sorrow, 
patient under suffering, for thou, 0 Lord, art Divinely pa- 
tient, and thy tender mercies are over all thy works. Grant 
us contentment in every state, and a faithful continuance in 
well-doing. So shall the ground of our souls be hallowed to 
the production of heavenly graces, and our short afflictions, 
which are but for a moment, work out for us thy Divine 
peace, which passes all understanding. These mercies we 
ask, blessed Lord Jesus, for ourselves, for those we love, and 
for all the world, in thy own adorable name, and for thy lov- 
ing-kindness' sake. — Our Father, etc. 



LORD JESUS, Divine Source of charity and every good, 



we once more adore thee, we bless thee, we magnify thy 
holy name. Accept, O Lord, our thanks for the Divine care 
over us during the week that is passing away, and we entreat 
thee still to abide with us. We pray thee for the gift of 
charity and of good- will to all mankind. Increase within us 
the love of one another. Take away, we beseech thee, all 
disposition to harsh judgments of others. Help us to remem- 
ber that we are every day spared by thee in a thousand ways, 
and incline us to regard all around us with gentleness and 
pity. Tnfuse into us the spirit of heaven ; and while we are 
faithful to all that is right, 0 help us to be considerate and 
tender to those with whom we have to do. Preserve us, 
blessed Saviour, from self-will, pride, and all contempt for 
others. Give us the celestial grace of humility in our affec- 



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cions and thoughts, our words and our works. Abide in us, 
and let us abide in thee. 

Let our words, O heavenly Father, be governed by kind- 
ness and truth. Graciously preserve us in the recollection of 
thy Divine warning, that by our words we shall be condemned, 
or by our words we shall be justified. Let no words hurtful 
to the character of others escape our lips, but keep us mindful 
in our discourses, as well as in our deeds, of the obligation of 
kindness and justice to all. Go with us, O Lord, wherever 
we go, and let thy Spirit be to us an inward monitor, a blessed 
voice saying, " This is the way, walk thou in it." 

Bless, we beseech thee, all the members of our household, 
and grant that there may be present with us all in our mutual 
intercourse this day, the ruling motive of loving thee above 
all things, and our neighbor as ourselves. These blessings 
we ask in thine own sacred name, Lord Jesus, and for thy 
tender mercies' sake. — Our Father, etc. 



HOLY and adorable Father of mercies, the beginning 



V_/ and end of all that is good, we once more desire to bless 
thy holy name. By thy kind Providence we have been sus- 
tained and protected during the w r eek that is closing upon us. 
Accept our heartfelt thanks. Still abide with us, beloved 
Saviour. Be to us a sun and a shield both in our going out 
and in our coming in. Thou, Lord, hast seen our deeds in 
the week that is past. Thou knowest all our secret states, 
our weaknesses, and our faults. Whatever we have gathered 
of evil, be pleased to remove it from us. Cleanse us from our 
secret and our besetting sins, especially those of which our 
consciences at this time accuse us. Thou, O Lord, knowest 
all our shortcomings, and our waywardness. O grant that a 
yearning for better things may henceforth inspire us. We 
would hunger and thirst after righteousness, blessed Lord 
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We bless thee that thou hast taught us that amidst all our 
other concerns there is one thing needful, to live for heaven. 
O Lord, renew in us day by day the thought of this great end 
of our existence. Give us continually the grace to do thy 
will on earth, as it is done in heaven. 

We give thee thanks, great Saviour, that we are brought to 
the eve of another Sabbath. May its blessed influence hallow 
it to our eternal good. Grant that we may use its privileges 
devoutly, and that we may be brought into closer communion 
with thee. Let thy Word be to us a source of strength, a 
holy balm for our sins and sorrows, a Divine light, and hid- 
den manna for our souls. So may we hallow thy Sabbaths, 
gracious Lord, and find in them the atmosphere of heaven, 
the seasons of interior peace. These mercies we ask, Lord 
Jesus, in thy own Divine name, and for thy loving-kindness' 
sake. — Our Father, etc. 



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